Shoulder MRI cost in Maine
In Maine, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $235.00 to $3,304.35, with a median of $1,414.90. The lowest price is at Central Maine Medical Center (Lewiston). The highest price is 14.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,414.90, is 24% below the US median of $1,850.73.
- That is 5.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Maine ranks 13th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 73221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$235.00Central Maine Medical Center
Median$1,414.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,304.35in Maine
Lowest saves$1,179.90vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Medical Center lowest Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM WO CONTRAST | $235.00 | $2,668.44 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center one side Bangor · Bangor, ME MRI ELBOW W/O CONTRAST LT | $294.00 | $1,400.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital one side Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME MRI ELBOW W/O CONTRAST LT | $377.58 | $1,798.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital one side Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME MRI WRIST W/O CONTRAST LT | $521.30 | $2,005.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital one side Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME MRI Shoulder w/o Contrast Right | $637.89 | $1,933.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital one side Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME MRI ELBOW W/O CONTRAST RT | $657.22 | $1,933.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital one side Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME MRI WRIST W/O CONTRAST RT | $715.21 | $1,933.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM WO CONTRAST | $773.00 | $2,668.44 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM WO CONTRAST | $827.00 | $2,668.44 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME HC MRI-UPPER EXT JNT WO CONT | $1,176.06 | $2,306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC MRI-UPPER EXT JNT WO CONT | $1,176.10 | $3,095.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital one side York · Portland-South Portland, ME MRI LT SHOULDER W/O GAD 73221LT | $1,330.20 | $2,217.00 | Jul 4, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $1,499.60 | $1,499.60 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $1,543.20 | $1,543.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital one side Millinocket · Bangor, ME MRI RT UE JOINT W/O CONTRAST | $1,551.60 | $1,724.00 | May 26, 2026 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital one side Machias · Machias, ME Mri Ue Joint W/o Contrast Right | $1,820.00 | $2,426.00 | — source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital one side Houlton · Houlton, ME MRI UPPER EXT JOINT W/O LT | $1,836.35 | $1,933.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Mri U Ext-r (Jt) Wo Cont | $1,910.00 | $2,546.00 | — source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT WO CONTRAST | $2,164.18 | $2,705.23 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $2,347.90 | $2,347.90 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $2,393.20 | $2,393.20 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $2,591.65 | $2,591.65 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $2,802.95 | $2,802.95 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC MRI JOINT UPPER EXTREM W/O CONTRAST | $3,304.35 | $3,304.35 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 5 | $521.30 | $1,330.20 |
| Bangor, ME | 4 | $294.00 | $1,363.83 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $235.00 | $705.55 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $2,591.65 | $2,591.65 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $715.21 | $715.21 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $1,910.00 | $1,910.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $2,393.20 | $2,393.20 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $637.89 | $637.89 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $2,802.95 | $2,802.95 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $1,836.35 | $1,836.35 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $1,820.00 | $1,820.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $2,347.90 | $2,347.90 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $657.22 | $657.22 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $377.58 | $377.58 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $1,543.20 | $1,543.20 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $773.00 | $773.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What shoulder MRI is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder MRI explained.
MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$1,468.06
- Alaska$3,190.97
- Arizona$1,449.98
- Arkansas$895.24
- California$2,625.00
- Colorado$2,094.29
- Connecticut$1,622.00
- Delaware$2,491.93
- District of Columbia$2,183.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,305.25
- Georgia$1,549.08
- Hawaii$2,285.50
- Idaho$1,824.00
- Illinois$2,811.72
- Indiana$1,065.36
- Iowa$2,170.75
- Kansas$1,235.58
- Kentucky$1,751.44
- Louisiana$856.05
- Maryland$554.08
- Massachusetts$1,793.00
- Michigan$1,885.15
- Minnesota$2,122.24
- Mississippi$1,171.64
- Missouri$1,847.15
- Montana$1,567.69
- Nebraska$2,529.00
- Nevada$2,365.99
- New Hampshire$2,084.29
- New Jersey$414.60
- New Mexico$1,553.82
- New York$1,292.54
- North Carolina$2,019.00
- North Dakota$1,932.80
- Ohio$1,511.50
- Oklahoma$1,409.70
- Oregon$1,776.00
- Pennsylvania$2,122.12
- Puerto Rico$750.00
- Rhode Island$2,100.00
- South Carolina$2,302.20
- South Dakota$3,271.20
- Tennessee$946.71
- Texas$1,859.90
- Utah$4,944.68
- Vermont$3,227.63
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,908.00
- West Virginia$1,337.60
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$1,742.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.