Hospital prices, out in the open.

X-ray, lower back spine, bending views in GA72120

HC X-RAY LUMBAR SPINE FLEX/EXTEN - XR LUMBAR SPINE 4+ VIEWS W/ FLEX EXT

Lowest reported
$29
Typical
$112
Highest reported
$563

Across 84 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, 38 hospitals publish a facility charge, 6 hospitals publish both, mixed together, and 40 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
Liberty Regional Medical Center
HINESVILLE · not rated
$29 not mentioned not mentioned $128 $28 $128 6
Grady Memorial Hospital
ATLANTA · ★2/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $106 $23 not published $10 $528 99
Memorial Health University Medical Center
SAVANNAH · ★1/5
$30 not mentioned not mentioned not published $6 $273 167
Hamilton Medical Center
DALTON · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$42 $42 not mentioned $733 $39 $44 2
Blue Ridge Medical Center
BLUE RIDGE · not rated
$61 not mentioned not mentioned $183 $25 $306 1,584
Memorial Satilla Health
WAYCROSS · ★3/5
$61 not mentioned not mentioned not published $17 $273 143
Doctors Hospital
AUGUSTA · ★3/5
$63 not mentioned not mentioned not published $16 $279 169
Emory Johns Creek Hospital
JOHNS CREEK · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$65 $65 not mentioned $331 $44 $280 19
Emory University Hospital
ATLANTA · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$65 $65 not mentioned $331 $44 $280 19
Emory University Hospital Midtown
ATLANTA · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$65 $65 not mentioned $331 $44 $280 19
Emory Decatur Hospital
DECATUR · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$65 $65 not mentioned $331 $44 $280 19
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
ATLANTA · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$65 $65 not mentioned $331 $44 $280 19
Atrium Health Navicent Peach
BYRON · ★1/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $203 $31 $156 $12 $290 86
Fairview Park Hospital
DUBLIN · ★4/5
$67 not mentioned not mentioned $2,065 $15 $1,858 201
WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center
JACKSON · not rated
Facility fee only
$67 $67 not mentioned $342 $49 $393 6
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center
MACON · ★2/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $104 $31 $75 $10 $712 91
Washington County Regional Medical Center
SANDERSVILLE · not rated
$74 not mentioned not mentioned $52 $37 $119 25
Navicent Health Baldwin
MILLEDGEVILLE · ★2/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $229 $28 $150 $10 $256 85
Taylor Regional Hospital
HAWKINSVILLE · not rated
Facility fee only
$79 $79 not mentioned $209 $39 $83 5
Jasper Memorial Hospital
MONTICELLO · not rated
$85 not mentioned not mentioned $125 $54 $90 19
Dodge County Hospital
EASTMAN · not rated
$91 not mentioned not mentioned not published $1 $308 15
St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare
COLUMBUS · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$93 $93 not mentioned not published $15 $229 11
Optim Medical Center - Screven
SYLVANIA · not rated
Facility fee only
$93 $93 not mentioned $266 $92 $252 7
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham
DEMOREST · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$94 $94 not mentioned $511 $62 $157 10
Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins
WARNER ROBINS · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$95 $95 not mentioned $566 $44 $280 13
Phoebe Sumter Medical Center
AMERICUS · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$96 $96 not mentioned not published $92 $160 7
AdventHealth Murray
CHATSWORTH · ★5/5
Facility fee only
$99 $99 not mentioned $847 $56 $193 7
Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC
ADEL · not rated
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $105 $57 $272 $30 $543 138
Emory Hillandale Hospital
LITHONIA · ★1/5
Facility fee only
$105 $105 not mentioned $331 $44 $280 17
Northeast Georgia Medical Center
GAINESVILLE · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$105 $105 not mentioned $511 $62 $157 9
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
ALBANY · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$106 $106 not mentioned not published $101 $176 7
AdventHealth Gordon
CALHOUN · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$106 $106 not mentioned $847 $67 $210 9
Tift Regional Medical Center
TIFTON · ★3/5
Facility & physician mixed
see split → $122 $57 $272 $35 $543 138
NGMC Barrow
WINDER · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$107 $107 not mentioned $511 $62 $157 9
WellStar West Georgia Medical Center
LAGRANGE · ★5/5
Facility fee only
$109 $109 not mentioned $342 $49 $400 14
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
COLUMBUS · ★5/5
$110 not mentioned not mentioned $280 $47 $792 19
WellStar Douglas Medical Center
DOUGLASVILLE · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$110 $110 not mentioned $342 $49 $400 13
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin
DAHLONEGA · ★5/5
Facility fee only
$111 $111 not mentioned $511 $62 $157 9
WellStar Spalding Medical Center
GRIFFIN · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$111 $111 not mentioned $342 $49 $400 14
WellStar North Fulton Medical Center
ROSWELL · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$112 $112 not mentioned $342 $49 $405 13
WellStar Paulding Medical Center
HIRAM · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$112 $112 not mentioned $342 $49 $399 13
WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center
MARIETTA · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$112 $112 not mentioned $342 $49 $399 13
WellStar Cobb Medical Center
AUSTELL · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$112 $112 not mentioned $342 $49 $414 13
WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col
AUGUSTA · ★1/5
Facility fee only
$112 $112 not mentioned $342 $63 $333 20
Colquitt Regional Medical Center
MOULTRIE · ★4/5
$112 not mentioned not mentioned $112 $11 $176 24
Piedmont Newnan Hospital
NEWNAN · ★4/5
$120 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $47 $1,124 18
Piedmont Henry Hospital
STOCKBRIDGE · ★2/5
$124 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $47 $1,028 18
Piedmont Newton Hospital
COVINGTON · ★3/5
$124 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $47 $1,028 17
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
FAYETTEVILLE · ★3/5
$124 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $47 $1,028 18
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
VIDALIA · ★5/5
$125 not mentioned not mentioned not published $45 $273 44
Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia
RINGGOLD · ★3/5
$126 not mentioned not mentioned $186 $46 $510 27
Evans Memorial Hospital
CLAXTON · not rated
$128 not mentioned not mentioned not published $87 $476 11
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah
SAVANNAH · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$128 $128 not mentioned not published $92 $249 9
Candler Hospital
SAVANNAH · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$128 $128 not mentioned not published $92 $249 9
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
ATHENS · ★4/5
$135 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $47 $991 19
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
CARTERSVILLE · ★3/5
$142 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $47 $1,088 19
Piedmont Hospital
ATLANTA · ★4/5
$145 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $47 $1,028 18
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
CONYERS · ★3/5
$148 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $47 $907 18
AdventHealth Redmond
ROME · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$163 $163 not mentioned $1,585 $67 $302 11
Clinch Memorial Hospital
HOMERVILLE · not rated
Facility fee only
$172 $172 not mentioned $90 $145 $181 38
Piedmont Macon North Hospital
MACON · ★4/5
$186 not mentioned not mentioned $346 $46 $1,039 17
Coliseum Medical Centers
MACON · ★3/5
$192 not mentioned not mentioned $346 $46 $1,039 17
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
ROME · ★2/5
Facility fee only
$202 $202 not mentioned $399 $104 $678 38
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus
BRUNSWICK · ★2/5
$214 not mentioned not mentioned not published $10 $311 32
Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus
SAINT MARYS · ★4/5
$214 not mentioned not mentioned not published $10 $311 32
St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital
GREENSBORO · ★4/5
Facility fee only
$222 $222 not mentioned $204 $68 $283 108
Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center
CEDARTOWN · not rated
Facility fee only
$231 $231 not mentioned $413 $110 $743 36
Memorial Hospital and Manor
BAINBRIDGE · ★1/5
$232 not mentioned not mentioned $227 $85 $450 24
Piedmont Augusta Hospital
AUGUSTA · ★2/5
$241 not mentioned not mentioned $280 $55 $839 24
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center
SNELLVILLE · ★2/5
$249 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $47 $1,088 18
Optim Medical Center - Tattnall
REIDSVILLE · not rated
Facility fee only
$252 $252 not mentioned $266 $252 $252 1
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
COLUMBUS · ★2/5
$262 not mentioned not mentioned $280 $68 $792 20
St Mary's Hospital
ATHENS · ★1/5
Facility fee only
$311 $311 not mentioned $220 $45 $311 107
University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center
THOMSON · not rated
$345 not mentioned not mentioned $280 $150 $839 18
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite
ATLANTA · not rated
$428 not mentioned not mentioned $625 $261 $625 28
Athur M Blank Hospital
ATLANTA · not rated
$428 not mentioned not mentioned $625 $267 $625 28
Northside Hospital Cherokee
CANTON · ★4/5
$460 not mentioned not mentioned $691 $29 $921 136
Northside Hospital
ATLANTA · ★3/5
$460 not mentioned not mentioned $691 $29 $921 135
Northside Hospital Forsyth
CUMMING · ★4/5
$473 not mentioned not mentioned $691 $29 $921 134
Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center
LAVONIA · ★3/5
Facility fee only
$504 $504 not mentioned $151 $41 $504 104
Northside Hospital Gwinnett
LAWRENCEVILLE · ★3/5
$507 not mentioned not mentioned $691 $29 $921 141
Northside Hospital Duluth
DULUTH · ★4/5
$507 not mentioned not mentioned $691 $29 $921 141
Piedmont Walton Hospital
MONROE · ★4/5
$563 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $86 $1,088 15
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital
JASPER · ★4/5
$563 not mentioned not mentioned $363 $86 $1,028 15

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance — the number to use if you have no coverage, or if this hospital is out of network. Paying self-pay usually doesn’t count toward your deductible, so it can cost less for this one service and more across a full year, if you’d have met your deductible anyway. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what you would.

The doctor’s side, roughly. Nationally, Medicare allows about $10 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 234 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above, and it is not added to any figure on this page — it is a Medicare average, not this hospital’s charge and not your plan’s rate, so combining them would produce a total no source states. It is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.
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2 of these 84 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus.

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These are prices the hospitals published themselves, as required by the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50). They are the hospital's share only — the surgeon, anesthesiologist and radiologist usually bill separately and do not appear in any hospital file, so treat every figure here as part of a total rather than the total. What you actually pay also depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.