Shoulder MRI cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $257.14 to $2,325.91, with a median of $786.24. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Chattanooga). The highest price is 9.0× the lowest.
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 Sep 25, 2026.
Lowest$257.14Erlanger Health
Median$786.24half pay less
Highest$2,325.91in Tennessee
Lowest saves$529.10vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CHG MRI ANY JT UPPER EXTREMITY W/O CONTRAST MATRL | $257.14 | $487.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Pikeville · Pikeville, TN CHG MRI UPPER EXTREM OTHER THAN JT W/O & W/CONTRAS | $297.09 | $1,028.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM | $577.39 | $1,991.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM | $577.39 | $1,991.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM | $577.39 | $1,991.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $593.63 | $2,581.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $593.63 | $2,581.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | — source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC MR JOINT UPR EXTREM WO CON | $604.95 | $4,033.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY MR-UPPER JOINT WO | $775.69 | $3,998.35 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $786.24 | $3,744.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $786.24 | $3,744.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $786.24 | $3,744.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $802.40 | $4,012.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital one side Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI JOINT WRIST WO LEFT | $861.18 | $2,870.60 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital one side Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI UPPER EXT JOINT W/O RIGHT | $861.18 | $2,870.60 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital one side McMinnville · McMinnville, TN MRI UP JNT W/O CONT RT | $891.57 | $2,971.90 | — source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital one side Smithville · Smithville, TN MRI UP JNT W/O CONT RT | $936.15 | $3,120.50 | — source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital one side Sparta · Cookeville, TN MRI UP JNT W/O CONT RT | $936.15 | $3,120.50 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $975.36 | $4,064.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN HC MR UPPER EXTREM JT WO CONTRAST | $1,034.08 | $4,496.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN MRI, JOINT UPPER EXTREM | $1,075.14 | $1,991.00 | Oct 1, 2025 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,364.22 | $6,201.00 | — source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,364.22 | $6,201.00 | — source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,364.22 | $6,201.00 | — source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,364.22 | $6,201.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC MRI, Joint Upper Extrem - MR Wrist WO IV Contrast | $1,432.64 | $6,512.00 | — source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of upper extremity; without contrast material(s) | $2,325.91 | $7,938.25 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 9 | $786.24 | $1,364.22 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $577.39 | $861.18 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $257.14 | $257.14 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $775.69 | $775.69 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $936.15 | $936.15 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $604.95 | $604.95 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $1,034.08 | $1,034.08 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $593.63 | $593.63 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $891.57 | $891.57 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $297.09 | $297.09 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $2,325.91 | $2,325.91 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $936.15 | $936.15 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $593.63 | $593.63 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $577.39 | $577.39 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $577.39 | $577.39 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $802.40 | $802.40 |
What it is
An MRI of an upper-limb joint makes detailed pictures of one joint, most often the shoulder, though the code also covers the elbow and wrist. It shows tendons, ligaments, cartilage and the labrum, such as a rotator cuff tear that does not show on X-rays. No contrast dye is used.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan of one joint. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye in other states
- Alabama$6,011.00
- Alaska$2,939.79
- Arizona$4,913.00
- Arkansas$959.11
- California$2,444.00
- Colorado$1,013.73
- Connecticut$1,843.33
- Delaware$2,258.75
- Florida$2,219.97
- Georgia$1,635.54
- Hawaii$1,797.90
- Idaho$1,857.00
- Illinois$2,100.03
- Indiana$1,311.09
- Iowa$1,467.07
- Kansas$1,274.40
- Kentucky$3,225.02
- Louisiana$694.56
- Maine$1,656.60
- Maryland$524.86
- Massachusetts$1,984.95
- Michigan$1,597.88
- Minnesota$2,018.46
- Mississippi$1,024.80
- Missouri$1,935.50
- Montana$1,794.00
- Nebraska$1,681.88
- Nevada$259.00
- New Hampshire$1,763.42
- New Jersey$322.54
- New Mexico$910.98
- New York$934.53
- North Carolina$1,938.28
- North Dakota$1,923.60
- Ohio$1,264.25
- Oklahoma$1,795.30
- Oregon$1,569.33
- Pennsylvania$2,143.05
- Puerto Rico$750.00
- Rhode Island$1,258.00
- South Carolina$2,302.20
- South Dakota$3,088.80
- Texas$1,788.37
- Utah$1,837.71
- Vermont$2,952.33
- Virginia$1,932.50
- Washington$1,756.30
- West Virginia$1,376.00
- Wisconsin$1,570.64
- Wyoming$1,750.45
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.