Shoulder MRI cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $500.00 to $4,053.00, with a median of $2,529.00. The lowest price is at Midwest Surgical Hospital (Omaha). The highest price is 8.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,529.00, is 37% above the US median of $1,850.73.
- That is 10.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- Nebraska ranks 44th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 12 of 49 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$500.00Midwest Surgical Hospital
Median$2,529.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,053.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$2,029.00vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Surgical Hospital one side lowest Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $500.00 | $1,885.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital one side Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MRI Exam | $1,080.36 | $3,001.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $1,201.42 | $2,794.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $1,201.42 | $2,794.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $1,201.42 | $2,794.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $1,201.42 | $2,794.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital one side Ogallala · Ogallala, NE MRI EXT UPPER JT WO CNT LT | $1,323.60 | $1,899.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $1,435.20 | $2,990.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $1,622.32 | $2,897.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health one side Fremont · Fremont, NE MRI Exam | $1,648.72 | $4,456.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $1,681.88 | $2,587.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $1,681.88 | $2,587.50 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Mri Up Extrm Joint W/o | $1,783.00 | $2,229.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $1,876.70 | $2,345.88 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital one side Chadron · Chadron, NE Mri Ue Joint W/o Contrast Right | $2,035.00 | $2,907.00 | — source file |
| Kearney County Hospital one side Minden · Kearney, NE Mri Elbow W/o Contrast Right | $2,158.00 | $2,697.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,158.40 | $2,698.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center one side Wayne · Wayne, NE MRI Wrist w/o Cont Lt | $2,176.00 | $2,560.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services one side Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Mri Upper Ext Joint Wo Rt | $2,294.00 | $3,374.00 | — source file |
| Saunders Medical Center one side Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA MRI Elbow w/o Contrast Right,Right | $2,319.75 | $3,093.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $2,365.82 | $4,079.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital one side Cozad · Lexington, NE Mr Upper Extremity Joint Wo Lt | $2,397.00 | $2,663.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $2,468.20 | $3,010.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,490.98 | $2,767.76 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital one side Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Mri Shoulder Right Woc | $2,529.00 | $3,161.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center one side Lexington · Lexington, NE MRI UE Joint w/o Contrast Rt | $2,549.76 | $2,656.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Gothenburg Health one side Gothenburg · Lexington, NE Mri Ue Joint W/o Cont Lt | $2,588.00 | $2,875.00 | — source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Cc Hc Mri Shoulder Wo Contrast | $2,609.00 | $2,609.00 | — source file |
| Callaway District Hospital one side Callaway · Callaway, NE Mri Ue Joint W/o Contrast Left | $2,667.00 | $2,963.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook one side McCook · McCook, NE UPPER EXTREM JTS W/O CONT | $2,667.60 | $2,964.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,669.40 | $2,966.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,742.30 | $3,047.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,751.82 | $2,751.82 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital one side Bassett · Bassett, NE Mri Elbow W/o Contrast Left | $2,754.00 | $2,899.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE MR UP EXT JNT-L | $2,764.00 | $2,764.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital one side Columbus · Columbus, NE MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $2,869.00 | $3,020.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital one side York · York, NE MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $2,920.75 | $2,920.75 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $2,947.90 | $3,595.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE MRI UPPER EXTREMITY JOINT | $2,970.00 | $3,300.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital one side Gordon · Gordon, NE Mr Joint Rt Upper Wo | $2,996.00 | $2,996.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center one side St. Paul · Grand Island, NE MRI UP EXT (J) WO CONTRA-LEFT | $3,032.00 | $3,032.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $3,056.00 | $3,820.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health one side David City · David City, NE Mri Ue Joint W/o Contrast Lt | $3,078.00 | $3,078.00 | — source file |
| Syracuse Area Health one side Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Mri Shoulder W/o Contrast Left | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | — source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC MR JOINT UP EXT WO CONTRAST | $3,091.70 | $3,595.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $3,400.00 | $3,400.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems one side Seward · Lincoln, NE MRI scan of arm joint without contrast | $3,580.00 | $3,580.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital one side Imperial · Imperial, NE Mri Ue Joint W/o Contrast Right | $3,869.00 | $3,869.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital one side West Point · West Point, NE MRI Elbow w/o Cont Rt | $4,053.00 | $4,053.00 | Mar 18, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 10 | $500.00 | $1,201.42 |
| Lexington, NE | 3 | $2,397.00 | $2,549.76 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $2,869.00 | $2,908.45 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $1,622.32 | $2,327.16 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $2,158.00 | $2,261.91 |
| Lincoln, NE | 2 | $1,435.20 | $2,507.60 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $3,091.70 | $3,245.85 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $3,056.00 | $3,056.00 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $2,158.40 | $2,158.40 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $2,529.00 | $2,529.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $2,764.00 | $2,764.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $2,754.00 | $2,754.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $2,609.00 | $2,609.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $2,667.00 | $2,667.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $2,742.30 | $2,742.30 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $2,035.00 | $2,035.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $3,078.00 | $3,078.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,648.72 | $1,648.72 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $2,996.00 | $2,996.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $2,669.40 | $2,669.40 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $2,490.98 | $2,490.98 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $3,869.00 | $3,869.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $2,751.82 | $2,751.82 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $2,667.60 | $2,667.60 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $2,468.20 | $2,468.20 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $1,323.60 | $1,323.60 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $2,970.00 | $2,970.00 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $2,294.00 | $2,294.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $1,783.00 | $1,783.00 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $2,176.00 | $2,176.00 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $4,053.00 | $4,053.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $2,920.75 | $2,920.75 |
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
- Maine$1,414.90
- 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
- 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.