Posted Price

MRI of the shoulder or other arm joint, without contrast at St. Joseph Medical Center

CPT 73221 · Houston, TX

Cash price$520.39
Gross charge$11,116.78
Insurer rates$502.18 – $740.39

These are St. Joseph Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated September 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 111 Texas hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $520.39, median $2,311.68, highest $46,672.82. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center
Houston, TX
2.3 mi$19,145.36$19,145.362026-09-01
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX
4.2 mi$2,424.24$7,575.752026-04-01
Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center
Houston, TX
4.2 mi$1,790.25$5,115.002026-02-28
Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, TX
4.2 mi$1,031.00$2,062.002026-04-01
Texas Orthopedic Hospital
Houston, TX
4.2 mi$29,956.03$29,956.032026-09-01
Texas Childrens Hospital
Houston, TX
4.2 mi$3,312.48$4,944.002026-03-05
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Houston, TX
4.2 mi$2,043.36$6,385.502026-04-01
Womans Hospital of Texas,the
Houston, TX
5.8 mi$10,080.14$10,080.142026-09-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 73221 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
MRI U EXTR ANY JNT WO CONT BIL
line 20183
outpatient$520.39$11,116.78$502.18 – $740.39
MRI U EXTR ANY JNT WO CONT BIL mod 50
line 20184
inpatient$11,116.78$6,670.07 – $11,116.78
MRI U EXTR ANY JNT WO CONT BIL mod 50
line 20185
outpatient$11,116.78$209.16 – $11,116.78
MRI U EXTR ANY JNT WO CONT LT mod LT
line 20244
outpatient$235.85$7,411.19$227.60 – $335.57
MRI U EXTR ANY JNT WO CONT LT mod LT
line 20245
inpatient$7,411.19$4,446.71 – $7,411.19
MRI U EXTR ANY JNT WO CONT LT mod LT
line 20246
outpatient$7,411.19$209.16 – $7,411.19
MRI U EXTR ANY JNT WO CONT RT mod RT
line 20247
outpatient$235.85$7,411.19$227.60 – $335.57

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