MRI of the shoulder cost in Arizona

Prices at 34 hospitals in Arizona, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,025 — 54% below the US median ($2,228), roughly 3.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZ $448 $1,315 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZ $451 $1,284 ★ 3/5 230 min —
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $515 $1,370 ★ 3/5 224 min —
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $539 $1,331 ★ 2/5 259 min —
Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZ $563 $1,315 ★ 3/5 221 min —
Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $576 $1,315 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ $585 $1,315 ★ 3/5 266 min —
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $603 $1,096 ★ 2/5 174 min —
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ $627 $1,284 ★ 4/5 234 min —
Banner-University Medical Center South Campus Tucson, AZ $640 $1,476 ★ 4/5 260 min —
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $664 $1,315 ★ 3/5 180 min —
Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZ $737 $1,315 ★ 2/5 269 min —
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $747 $651 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Banner-University Medical Center Tucson Campus Tucson, AZ $749 $1,493 ★ 3/5 311 min —
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $780 $1,315 ★ 2/5 — —
Holy Cross Hospital Nogales, AZ $902 $282 — 144 min —
Benson Hospital Benson, AZ $1,025 $1,278 — 155 min —
Northern Cochise Community Hospital, Inc. Willcox, AZ $1,065 $908 — — —
Page Hospital Page, AZ $1,591 $267 — 78 min —
Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood, AZ $1,606 $721 ★ 4/5 165 min —
White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ $1,946 $80 — 134 min —
Copper Queen Community Hospital Bisbee, AZ $1,985 $829 — 120 min —
Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff, AZ $2,154 $1,382 ★ 4/5 214 min —
Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ $2,350 $444 ★ 2/5 202 min —
Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma, AZ $2,628 $188 ★ 2/5 192 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)
$3,045
Cash / self-pay
$1,025
Insurer-negotiated
$1,284
Medicare pays
$313
$544$3,940
Median cash $1,025  ·  Medicare $313  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,025 — about 3.3× the Medicare rate ($313). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($625).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,045 list price could save about $2,020 (66%).

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