X-ray of Entire Middle and Lower Spine, 2-3 Views Cost in Georgia
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 75 Georgia hospitals. CPT 72082. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $296
📉 Low $69.60
📈 High $2,499
🏥 75 hospitals
🏛️ 44 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $69.23
Hospital comparison — Georgia
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 75 hospitals.
Billed more than $296 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | Cigna | UHC | Centene | Humana | BCBS | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHBOLD MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL CAMILLA |
$69.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THOMASTON |
$88.20 | $105 | — | — | $154 | — | $274 | — | — |
| COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER S MAIN ST MOULTRIE |
$96.00 | $96.00 | $96.00 | $84.48 | $139 | $96.00 | $96.00 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT BALDWIN MILLEDGEVILLE |
$99.50 | $14.18 | $153 | $14.18 | $19.14 | $14.18 | — | $129 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT PEACH BYRON |
$104 | $16.31 | $151 | $16.31 | $18.43 | $16.31 | — | $135 | — |
| SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RIVERDALE |
$104 | $104 | $104 | $104 | $107 | $99.13 | $93.97 | $104 | — |
| JEFFERSON HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GEORGIA FORT OGLETHORPE |
$123 | $95.07 | $99.82 | $306 | $62.55 | $101 | $72.76 | — | $93.36 |
| DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL EASTMAN |
$149 | $91.17 | $1.00 | $1.00 | — | $91.17 | $49.81 | — | — |
| DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER BOX 1447 |
$149 | $239 | $263 | $260 | — | $263 | — | $269 | — |
| HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL BREMEN |
$151 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $78.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| TANNER MEDICAL CENTER - CARROLLTON CARROLLTON |
$151 | $78.00 | $50.00 | $78.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| APPLING HEALTHCARE SYSTEM BAXLEY |
$160 | $97.64 | $97.64 | $97.64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL COLQUITT |
$161 | $144 | $250 | — | $144 | $144 | — | — | — |
| ST MARY'S SACRED HEART HOSPITAL LAVONIA |
$190 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL CAIRO |
$217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD HOSPITAL THOMASVILLE |
$217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD BROOKS QUITMAN |
$217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRISP REGIONAL HOSPITAL CORDELE |
$223 | $88.00 | $93.00 | $74.00 | $127 | $70.00 | $87.00 | — | — |
| PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL MIDTOWN COLUMBUS |
$228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL NORTHSIDE COLUMBUS |
$228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MCDUFFIE THOMSON |
$228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL AUGUSTA |
$228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LEVINE CHILDREN'S BEVERLY KNIGHT OLSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MACON |
$234 | $14.18 | $187 | $14.18 | $19.14 | $14.18 | — | $304 | — |
| ST MARY'S GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$237 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH SAVANNAH |
$239 | $91.62 | — | $92.99 | $96.20 | $93.45 | $128 | — | — |
| CANDLER HOSPITAL SAVANNAH |
$239 | $91.62 | — | $92.99 | $96.20 | $93.45 | $128 | — | — |
| ST MARYS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$246 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER SCREVEN SYLVANIA |
$287 | $78.00 | $82.00 | $252 | $91.62 | — | — | $90.00 | — |
| MORGAN MEDICAL CENTER MADISON |
$290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT FAYETTE HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT NEWTON HOSPITAL COVINGTON |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MACON NORTH MACON |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT NEWNAN HOSPITAL NEWNAN |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITAL STOCKBRIDGE |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT WALTON MONROE |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT ROCKDALE HOSPITAL CONYERS |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT ATLANTA HOSPITAL ATLANTA |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT EASTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER SNELLVILLE |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL JASPER |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CARTERSVILLE |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT MACON BOX 9366 |
$296 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TANNER MEDICAL CENTER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA |
$297 | $78.00 | $50.00 | $78.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| WILLOWBROOKE AT TANNER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA |
$297 | $78.00 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER TATTNALL REIDSVILLE |
$345 | — | $65.00 | $252 | — | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER BLUE RIDGE |
$397 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF AUGUSTA AUGUSTA |
$407 | $123 | — | $63.50 | $81.42 | — | $21.94 | $244 | $326 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD HARBIN MEDICAL CENTER ROME |
$438 | $105 | $104 | $104 | $106 | $104 | — | $614 | — |
| NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL ATLANTA |
$457 | $107 | $99.42 | $104 | $98.58 | $106 | $104 | $457 | $171 |
| NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL - CHEROKEE CANTON |
$457 | $107 | $91.24 | $104 | $68.07 | $106 | $104 | $457 | $171 |
| NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL GWINNETT LAWRENCEVILLE |
$457 | $104 | $92.50 | $103 | $98.58 | $104 | $103 | $457 | $171 |
| NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL DULUTH DULUTH |
$457 | $104 | $106 | $103 | $76.92 | $104 | $103 | $457 | $171 |
| NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL FORSYTH CUMMING |
$457 | $107 | $87.46 | $104 | $73.38 | $106 | $104 | $457 | $171 |
| EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLAXTON |
$460 | $391 | $276 | $299 | $119 | $91.17 | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD POLK MEDICAL CENTER CEDARTOWN |
$468 | $187 | $187 | $187 | $129 | $187 | — | $656 | — |
| NGMC BARROW WINDER |
$497 | $107 | $108 | — | — | $110 | $105 | — | — |
| NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BRASELTON BRASELTON |
$497 | $105 | $106 | — | — | $108 | $103 | — | — |
| NGMC HABERSHAM DEMOREST |
$497 | $93.45 | $94.36 | — | — | $96.20 | $91.62 | — | — |
| NGMC GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE |
$497 | $105 | $106 | — | — | $108 | $103 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72082, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $326 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $296 for this?
That is the median of what the 75 Georgia hospitals above publish for X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 72082 in Georgia, Medicare reimburses about $69.23 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Georgia range from $69.60 to $2,499 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.3x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does x-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views cost in Georgia?
- Cash prices for x-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views (CPT 72082) in Georgia range from $69.60 to $2,499, with a median of $296. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views in Georgia?
- The cheapest Georgia hospital published cash price for this procedure is $69.60. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Georgia facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 72082 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.