Shoulder MRI cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for MRI of the shoulder, elbow or wrist joint, no contrast dye: from $563.00 to $3,604.67, with a median of $1,337.60. The lowest price is at Weirton Medical Center (Weirton). The highest price is 6.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,337.60, is 28% below the US median of $1,850.73.
- That is 5.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($243.77).
- West Virginia ranks 11th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 30 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$563.00Weirton Medical Center
Median$1,337.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$3,604.67in West Virginia
Lowest saves$774.60vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weirton Medical Center one side lowest Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $563.00 | $1,126.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals one side Morgantown · Morgantown, WV MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $866.00 | $1,732.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $868.50 | $1,737.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV Magnetic Resonance Imaging Exam | $914.91 | $1,829.81 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center one side Morgantown · Morgantown, WV Magnetic Resonance Imaging Exam | $914.91 | $1,829.81 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital one side Petersburg · Petersburg, WV MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $923.20 | $1,154.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital one side Philippi · Philippi, WV MRI-FINGER JOINT LEFT W/O CONTRAST | $1,039.55 | $1,485.06 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center one side Summersville · Summersville, WV MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,040.50 | $2,081.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center one side Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,113.50 | $2,227.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,132.00 | $2,264.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital one side New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,173.00 | $2,346.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,205.50 | $2,411.00 | Jul 12, 2026 source file |
| Rivers Health one side Point Pleasant · Point Pleasant, WV MRI UP EXT JT W/O CON LT | $1,211.46 | $3,785.81 | Nov 22, 2025 source file |
| Jackson General Hospital one side Ripley · Ripley, WV MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,250.50 | $2,501.00 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Magnetic resonance (eg, proton) imaging, any joint of upper extremity; without contrast material(s) | $1,329.20 | $3,323.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital one side Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,346.00 | $2,692.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital one side Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,352.00 | $2,704.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,381.00 | $2,762.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,381.00 | $2,762.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital one side Buckeye · Buckeye, WV MRI RT UP JOINT W/O | $1,470.00 | $2,100.00 | Nov 13, 2025 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/O DYE | $1,544.50 | $3,089.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn one side Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,690.50 | $3,381.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital one side South Charleston · Charleston, WV MRI SCAN OF ARM JOINT WITHOUT CONTRAST | $1,746.50 | $3,493.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Preston Memorial Hospital one side Kingwood · Morgantown, WV MRI UP EXT JT W/O CONT RT | $1,787.13 | $3,574.25 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital one side Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Mri Elbow, Right, W/O | $1,913.34 | $3,188.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital one side Spencer · Spencer, WV Mri elbow lt wo cm | $2,388.15 | $3,980.25 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Summers County Arh Hospital one side Hinton · Hinton, WV MR UP EXT JNT WO CON RT | $2,866.80 | $4,778.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Beckley Arh Hospital one side Beckley · Beckley, WV MR UP EXT JNT WO CON LT | $3,243.60 | $5,406.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center one side Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MRI UE Joint w/o Contrast Left | $3,421.71 | $3,421.71 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital one side Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH MRI Wrist w/o Contrast Left | $3,604.67 | $3,604.67 | Jan 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morgantown, WV | 3 | $866.00 | $914.91 |
| Beckley, WV | 2 | $1,329.20 | $2,286.40 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $3,421.71 | $3,513.19 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $1,346.00 | $1,349.00 |
| Buckeye, WV | 1 | $1,470.00 | $1,470.00 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $1,544.50 | $1,544.50 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $1,690.50 | $1,690.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,746.50 | $1,746.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $1,381.00 | $1,381.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $1,132.00 | $1,132.00 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $914.91 | $914.91 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $868.50 | $868.50 |
| Hinton, WV | 1 | $2,866.80 | $2,866.80 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $1,113.50 | $1,113.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $1,173.00 | $1,173.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $923.20 | $923.20 |
| Philippi, WV | 1 | $1,039.55 | $1,039.55 |
| Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $1,211.46 | $1,211.46 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $1,381.00 | $1,381.00 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $1,250.50 | $1,250.50 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $1,913.34 | $1,913.34 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $2,388.15 | $2,388.15 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $1,040.50 | $1,040.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $1,205.50 | $1,205.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $563.00 | $563.00 |
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
- 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
- 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
- Wisconsin$2,210.00
- Wyoming$1,742.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.