MRI of the shoulder without contrast Cost in Columbus, OH

Prices at 4 hospitals in Columbus, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,896 — about the US median ($1,938), roughly 9.2× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Mount Carmel East & West	Columbus, OH	$1,214	$858	★ 2/5	147 min	—
Riverside Methodist Hospital	Columbus, OH	$1,896	$230	★ 4/5	230 min	—
Grant Medical Center	Columbus, OH	$1,896	$230	★ 2/5	158 min	—
Doctors Hospital	Columbus, OH	$1,896	$235	★ 4/5	178 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$2,918

Cash / self-pay

$1,896

Insurer-negotiated

$233

Medicare pays

$205

$1,418$1,896

Median cash $1,896 · Medicare $205 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,896 — about 9.2× the Medicare rate ($205). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($410).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,918 list price could save about $1,021 (35%).

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Doctors who perform this in Columbus

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Pranav Dave, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Columbus, OH	426
Brian Williams, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Columbus, OH	302
Douglas Reader, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Columbus, OH	289
John Leach, M.D.	Diagnostic Radiology	Columbus, OH	273
Karl Fahrbach, MD	Diagnostic Radiology	Columbus, OH	74

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