Hospital prices, out in the open.

MRI, lower back spine, with and without contrast in GA72158

HC MRI, LUMBAR SPINE COMBO - MRI LUMBAR SPINE W WO CONTRAST

Lowest reported
$215
Typical
$905
Highest reported
$5,666

Across 109 GA hospitals that publish a negotiated price for this code. Each hospital's figure is the middle of the rates it publishes across its own insurance plans, so the spread within one hospital is often wider than the gap between two.

Two different kinds of price are mixed together below. A procedure code is billed twice — once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work — and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. For this code, 46 hospitals publish a facility charge, 7 hospitals publish both, mixed together, and 56 hospitals do not say which. A physician fee is typically a small fraction of the hospital charge, so a much lower number here usually means it is measuring less, not that the hospital is cheaper. Unlabelled does not mean it is the hospital charge — some hospitals publish a physician fee without saying so, and nothing in the data distinguishes them.
Hospital Typical Hospital’s own chargefacility Doctor’s chargeprofessional Self-paycash price Lowest Highest Plans on file
Memorial Health University Medical Center
SAVANNAH · ★1/5
$215 not mentioned not mentioned $7,734 $57 $6,961 187
Liberty Regional Medical Center
HINESVILLE · not rated
$222 not mentioned not mentioned $996 $214 $996 6
Grady Memorial Hospital
ATLANTA · ★2/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $1,786 $189 $7,167 $105 $5,734 120
Jefferson Hospital
LOUISVILLE · not rated
$241 not mentioned not mentioned $213 $156 $331 20
Hamilton Medical Center
DALTON · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$298 $298 not mentioned $6,878 $278 $318 2
Optim Medical Center - Screven
SYLVANIA · not rated
Facility fee only
$312 $312 not mentioned $2,797 $306 $859 7
St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare
COLUMBUS · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$318 $318 not mentioned not published $142 $869 11
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham
DEMOREST · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$321 $321 not mentioned $1,647 $306 $2,687 7
Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$328 $328 not mentioned $2,122 $313 $955 9
SGMC Health
VALDOSTA · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$335 $335 not mentioned $4,722 $242 $395 4
Navicent Health Baldwin
MILLEDGEVILLE · ★2/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $2,356 $275 $1,550 $103 $3,284 85
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center
MACON · ★2/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $2,955 $281 $2,898 $103 $5,389 91
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
GAINESVILLE · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$357 $357 not mentioned $1,647 $343 $788 6
Southern Regional Medical Center
RIVERDALE · ★1/5
$359 not mentioned not mentioned $348 $331 $3,493 41
Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
CARROLLTON · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$359 $359 not mentioned $2,453 $348 $383 10
NGMC Barrow
WINDER · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$364 $364 not mentioned $1,647 $350 $788 6
SGMC Berrien Campus
NASHVILLE · not rated
Facility fee only
$365 $365 not mentioned $4,722 $304 $456 3
Memorial Satilla Health
WAYCROSS · ★3/5
$370 not mentioned not mentioned $9,179 $163 $8,261 156
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin
DAHLONEGA · ★5/5
Facility fee only
$376 $376 not mentioned $1,647 $362 $788 6
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
AMERICUS · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$382 $382 not mentioned not published $306 $660 8
Emory Hillandale Hospital
LITHONIA · ★1/5
Facility fee only
$392 $392 not mentioned $3,812 $350 $955 12
AdventHealth Murray
CHATSWORTH · ★5/5
Facility fee only
$411 $411 not mentioned $7,523 $325 $1,531 6
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
ATLANTA · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$414 $414 not mentioned $3,812 $354 $965 13
Emory University Hospital
ATLANTA · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$414 $414 not mentioned $3,812 $350 $965 13
Emory Decatur Hospital
DECATUR · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$414 $414 not mentioned $3,812 $350 $965 13
Emory University Hospital Midtown
ATLANTA · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$414 $414 not mentioned $3,812 $354 $965 13
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
JOHNS CREEK · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$414 $414 not mentioned $3,812 $354 $965 13
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
ALBANY · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$420 $420 not mentioned not published $336 $660 8
Fairview Park Hospital
DUBLIN · ★4/5
$421 not mentioned not mentioned $13,388 $143 $12,049 191
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
VIDALIA · ★5/5
$421 not mentioned not mentioned $8,232 $370 $7,409 56
Candler Hospital
SAVANNAH · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$427 $427 not mentioned $1,320 $306 $5,295 9
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah
SAVANNAH · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$427 $427 not mentioned $1,320 $306 $5,295 9
AdventHealth Gordon
CALHOUN · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$448 $448 not mentioned $7,523 $347 $2,616 8
Doctors Hospital
AUGUSTA · ★3/5
$479 not mentioned not mentioned $13,274 $154 $11,947 187
Crisp Regional Hospital
CORDELE · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$512 $512 not mentioned $2,889 $424 $554 3
Dodge County Hospital
EASTMAN · not rated
$525 not mentioned not mentioned not published $1 $3,039 15
AdventHealth Redmond
ROME · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$544 $544 not mentioned $5,554 $363 $1,008 7
WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col
AUGUSTA · ★1/5
Facility fee only
$550 $550 not mentioned $2,370 $306 $1,790 20
Washington County Regional Medical Center
SANDERSVILLE · not rated
$600 not mentioned not mentioned $2,238 $306 $3,715 50
WellStar West Georgia Medical Center
LAGRANGE · ★5/5
Facility fee only
$605 $605 not mentioned $2,370 $343 $1,336 13
WellStar Spalding Medical Center
GRIFFIN · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$605 $605 not mentioned $2,370 $350 $1,334 13
WellStar Douglas Medical Center
DOUGLASVILLE · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$612 $612 not mentioned $2,370 $351 $1,334 12
WellStar North Fulton Medical Center
ROSWELL · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$615 $615 not mentioned $2,370 $354 $1,350 12
WellStar Cobb Medical Center
AUSTELL · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$615 $615 not mentioned $2,370 $354 $1,382 12
WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
MARIETTA · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$615 $615 not mentioned $2,370 $354 $1,330 12
WellStar Paulding Medical Center
HIRAM · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$615 $615 not mentioned $2,370 $354 $1,330 12
Atrium Health Navicent Peach
BYRON · ★1/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $1,953 $275 $1,502 $118 $2,794 86
Phoebe Worth Medical Center
SYLVESTER · not rated
Facility fee only
$660 $660 not mentioned not published $660 $660 1
Taylor Regional Hospital
HAWKINSVILLE · not rated
Facility fee only
$678 $678 not mentioned $3,642 $678 $1,368 4
Stephens County Hospital
TOCCOA · ★2/5
$698 not mentioned not mentioned $1,283 $348 $1,924 10
Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC
ADEL · not rated
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $887 $460 $2,432 $243 $4,865 92
Effingham Health System
SPRINGFIELD · not rated
$830 not mentioned not mentioned $1,916 $789 $2,801 14
Optim Medical Center - Tattnall
REIDSVILLE · not rated
Facility fee only
$859 $859 not mentioned $2,797 $700 $867 3
East Georgia Regional Medical Center
STATESBORO · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$900 $900 not mentioned $4,118 $316 $10,001 98
Coffee Regional Medical Center
DOUGLAS · ★3/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $1,008 $308 $3,451 $289 $4,821 76
Morgan Medical Center
MADISON · not rated
$906 not mentioned not mentioned not published $750 $1,274 9
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
COLUMBUS · ★5/5
$936 not mentioned not mentioned $1,630 $552 $4,618 16
Bacon County Hospital
ALMA · not rated
Facility fee only
$952 $952 not mentioned $3,538 $8 $980 9
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
COLUMBUS · ★2/5
$955 not mentioned not mentioned $1,630 $552 $4,618 17
St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
GREENSBORO · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$966 $966 not mentioned $2,218 $564 $3,071 32
Evans Memorial Hospital
CLAXTON · not rated
$969 not mentioned not mentioned not published $304 $5,223 11
Mountain Lakes Medical Center
CLAYTON · not rated
Facility fee only
$1,032 $1,032 not mentioned $589 $1,032 $1,032 1
St Mary's Hospital
ATHENS · ★1/5
Facility fee only
$1,037 $1,037 not mentioned $3,489 $336 $4,831 107
WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center
JACKSON · not rated
Facility fee only
$1,049 $1,049 not mentioned $2,370 $605 $1,375 5
Blue Ridge Medical Center
BLUE RIDGE · not rated
$1,071 not mentioned not mentioned $3,212 $355 $5,354 812
Jeff Davis Hospital
HAZLEHURST · not rated
$1,087 not mentioned not mentioned $1,109 $536 $2,439 38
Tift Regional Medical Center
TIFTON · ★3/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $1,121 $460 $2,432 $248 $4,865 46
Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia
RINGGOLD · ★3/5
$1,103 not mentioned not mentioned $2,177 $319 $5,958 31
Elbert Memorial Hospital
ELBERTON · not rated
Facility fee only
$1,126 $1,126 not mentioned $1,053 $240 $1,185 6
Candler County Hospital
METTER · not rated
$1,151 not mentioned not mentioned not published $461 $3,034 13
Union General Hospital
BLAIRSVILLE · ★3/5
$1,173 not mentioned not mentioned $1,389 $327 $2,362 18
Chatuge Regional Hospital
HIAWASSEE · not rated
$1,225 not mentioned not mentioned $1,158 $509 $1,968 18
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital
JASPER · ★4/5
$1,248 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $683 $5,990 15
Piedmont Walton Hospital
MONROE · ★4/5
$1,248 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $632 $6,342 15
Monroe County Hospital
FORSYTH · not rated
$1,385 not mentioned not mentioned $534 $401 $2,668 25
Putnam General Hospital
EATONTON · not rated
$1,396 not mentioned not mentioned $1,454 $288 $2,471 13
Appling Healthcare
BAXLEY · not rated
$1,507 not mentioned not mentioned $2,498 $326 $2,900 10
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
ROME · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$1,514 $1,514 not mentioned $4,456 $348 $7,574 38
Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center
CEDARTOWN · not rated
Facility fee only
$1,527 $1,527 not mentioned $3,393 $782 $6,107 36
Northside Hospital Forsyth
CUMMING · ★4/5
$1,581 not mentioned not mentioned $5,790 $209 $7,720 133
Northside Hospital Cherokee
CANTON · ★4/5
$1,581 not mentioned not mentioned $5,790 $209 $7,720 135
Northside Hospital
ATLANTA · ★3/5
$1,597 not mentioned not mentioned $5,790 $209 $7,720 134
Northside Hospital Gwinnett
LAWRENCEVILLE · ★3/5
$1,668 not mentioned not mentioned $5,790 $209 $7,720 140
Northside Hospital Duluth
DULUTH · ★4/5
$1,668 not mentioned not mentioned $5,790 $209 $7,720 140
Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center
LAVONIA · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$1,680 $1,680 not mentioned $2,196 $300 $2,872 104
Memorial Hospital and Manor
BAINBRIDGE · ★1/5
$1,727 not mentioned not mentioned $1,873 $299 $2,542 24
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
ATHENS · ★4/5
$1,751 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $683 $5,778 16
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
NEWNAN · ★4/5
$1,754 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $664 $6,553 16
Piedmont Hospital
ATLANTA · ★4/5
$1,754 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $683 $5,990 16
Piedmont Henry Hospital
STOCKBRIDGE · ★2/5
$1,754 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $598 $5,990 16
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
FAYETTEVILLE · ★3/5
$1,754 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $649 $5,990 16
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
CONYERS · ★3/5
$1,836 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $532 $5,285 16
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
CARTERSVILLE · ★3/5
$1,844 not mentioned not mentioned $2,858 $683 $8,573 16
Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus
SAINT MARYS · ★4/5
$1,947 not mentioned not mentioned not published $105 $2,825 32
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus
BRUNSWICK · ★2/5
$1,947 not mentioned not mentioned not published $105 $2,825 32
Piedmont Augusta Hospital
AUGUSTA · ★2/5
$2,010 not mentioned not mentioned $1,630 $542 $4,890 21
University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center
THOMSON · not rated
$2,087 not mentioned not mentioned $1,630 $516 $4,890 16
Piedmont Newton Hospital
COVINGTON · ★3/5
$2,254 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $683 $5,990 15
Piedmont Macon North Hospital
MACON · ★4/5
$2,260 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $648 $6,342 14
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
SNELLVILLE · ★2/5
$2,260 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $683 $6,342 15
Coliseum Medical Centers
MACON · ★3/5
$2,260 not mentioned not mentioned $2,114 $482 $6,342 14
Dorminy Medical Center
FITZGERALD · not rated
$2,293 not mentioned not mentioned $1,303 $580 $2,476 27
Emanuel Medical Center
SWAINSBORO · ★4/5
$2,402 not mentioned not mentioned $3,458 $1 $4,610 18
Wayne Memorial Hospital
JESUP · ★3/5
$2,688 not mentioned not mentioned $1,764 $2,169 $3,175 36
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica
VILLA RICA · ★3/5
$3,058 not mentioned not mentioned $3,058 $1,108 $4,739 17
Colquitt Regional Medical Center
MOULTRIE · ★4/5
$3,898 not mentioned not mentioned $4,135 $111 $4,135 48
Athur M Blank Hospital
ATLANTA · not rated
$4,417 not mentioned not mentioned $6,444 $2,754 $6,444 56
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite
ATLANTA · not rated
$4,417 not mentioned not mentioned $6,444 $2,694 $6,444 56
Donalsonville Hospital
DONALSONVILLE · not rated
$5,666 not mentioned not mentioned $5,893 $130 $5,893 14

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