Shoulder MRI cost in San Francisco, CA

MRI of the shoulder without contrast dye. Prices below are cash prices published by 8 hospitals within 25 miles of San Francisco.

Lowest published price$234
Typical price (median)$2,068
Highest published price$6,033

Most of these are the hospital's fee only. Doctors' fees, like the radiologist or surgeon, are usually billed separately.

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Lowest prices near San Francisco

  • UCSF Mission Bay

    San Francisco · 1.2 mi · Same price at 3 other locations

    $234

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

    Oakland · 9.5 mi

    $1,331

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center

    Walnut Creek · 23.7 mi

    $2,061

    cash

  • Alameda Hospital

    Alameda · 8.5 mi

    $2,068

    cash

  • Highland Hospital

    Oakland · 11.6 mi

    $2,068

    cash

  • Kindred Hospital San Francisco Bay Area

    San Leandro · 14.8 mi

    $4,175

    cash · Hospital fee only

  • Chinese Hospital

    1.8 mi

    $4,961

    cash

  • Priscilla Chan & Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center

    San Francisco · 1.7 mi

    $6,033

    cash · Hospital fee only

How to use these prices

A cash price is what the hospital says it charges patients who pay for themselves. An insured average is what insurance plans pay on average, which is a useful guide when a hospital doesn’t list a cash price. Ask the hospital for its self-pay price before you book, and for a written Good Faith Estimate.

For your doctor’s office: these prices are for billing code CPT 73221.

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These are estimates from prices hospitals publish under federal price transparency rules, from files dated Feb 2026. They are not a quote or a bill, and the hospital may charge a different amount. “Lowest” means the lowest published price we found, not a guaranteed price.

If you are uninsured or paying cash, you have the right to a written Good Faith Estimate from the provider before you schedule care, and you can dispute a bill that comes in $400 or more above it.

Your provider may bill a different code for the same visit. CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. More about these prices