MRI of the shoulder without contrast cost in Dayton, OH

Prices at 4 hospitals in Dayton, OH, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $2,235 — 15% above the US median ($1,938), roughly 10.9× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Kettering Health Dayton Dayton, OH $974 $363 ★ 4/5 127 min —
Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH $2,048 $273 ★ 3/5 159 min —
Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH $2,423 $233 — — —
Shriners Hospitals for Children Dayton, OH $2,563 $283 — — —

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)
$2,499
Cash / self-pay
$2,235
Insurer-negotiated
$278
Medicare pays
$205
$1,296$2,521
Median cash $2,235  ·  Medicare $205  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $2,235 — about 10.9× 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 $2,499 list price could save about $264 (11%).

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Doctors who perform this in Dayton

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.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Omar Khan, MDDiagnostic RadiologyDayton, OH103
Bing Hu, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyDayton, OH60
Kevin Paley, MDOrthopedic SurgeryDayton, OH37
Richard Forster, MDOrthopedic SurgeryDayton, OH19
Molly Tatum, D.O.Orthopedic SurgeryDayton, OH18
Andrew Malarkey, D.O.Orthopedic SurgeryDayton, OH17
Atiba Jackson, M.D.Orthopedic SurgeryDayton, OH15
John Urse, D. O.Orthopedic SurgeryDayton, OH14
Chad Weber, D.O.Orthopedic SurgeryDayton, OH14

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