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X-ray of Upper Spine, 2-3 Views Cost in Georgia
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 94 Georgia hospitals. CPT 72040. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $286
📉 Low $15.74
📈 High $2,170
🏥 94 hospitals
🏛️ 60 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $38.42
Hospital comparison — Georgia
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 94 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Humana | Centene | BCBS | MultiPlan | Kaiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEFFERSON HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$15.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER BOX 1447 |
$19.63 | $31.40 | $34.15 | $34.54 | $34.54 | — | — | $35.33 | — |
| DONALSONVILLE HOSPITAL DONALSONVILLE |
$22.95 | $85.00 | $85.00 | — | $85.00 | $130 | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL CAMILLA |
$31.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL EATONTON |
$64.28 | $61.73 | $62.99 | $61.73 | $61.73 | — | — | — | — |
| WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JESUP |
$71.00 | $104 | $119 | $95.14 | $114 | — | $87.32 | $128 | — |
| JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MONTICELLO |
$78.85 | $129 | $126 | $134 | $134 | $98.40 | $84.46 | $134 | $98.40 |
| SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RIVERDALE |
$86.00 | $86.85 | $86.85 | $86.85 | $77.92 | $89.46 | $48.96 | $86.85 | — |
| MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL COLQUITT |
$92.40 | $82.50 | — | $144 | $82.50 | $82.50 | — | — | — |
| SOUTHWELL MEDICAL HOSPITAL AND SURGICAL CENTER ADEL |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT BALDWIN MILLEDGEVILLE |
$100 | $10.05 | $10.05 | $22.83 | $10.05 | $13.57 | — | $130 | — |
| TIFT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER TIFTON |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GEORGIA FORT OGLETHORPE |
$102 | $78.72 | $306 | $53.11 | $83.44 | $51.45 | $38.83 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT PEACH BYRON |
$104 | $11.56 | $11.56 | $22.83 | $11.56 | $13.07 | — | $136 | — |
| CLINCH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOMERVILLE |
$105 | $80.00 | $83.00 | $85.00 | $95.00 | $84.52 | — | — | — |
| ST MARY'S SACRED HEART HOSPITAL LAVONIA |
$111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TAYLOR REGIONAL HOSPITAL HAWKINSVILLE |
$146 | $58.30 | $27.20 | — | $27.20 | $15.02 | $15.02 | — | — |
| BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER BLUE RIDGE |
$178 | — | — | — | — | — | $69.27 | — | — |
| UPSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER THOMASTON |
$184 | $87.35 | — | — | — | $128 | $163 | — | — |
| OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER SCREVEN SYLVANIA |
$203 | $78.00 | $180 | $82.00 | — | $76.26 | — | $90.00 | — |
| OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER TATTNALL REIDSVILLE |
$203 | — | $180 | $65.00 | — | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL BLAIRSVILLE |
$215 | $83.31 | $81.68 | $81.68 | $81.68 | $67.82 | $81.68 | — | — |
| PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL AUGUSTA |
$220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MCDUFFIE THOMSON |
$220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL NORTHSIDE COLUMBUS |
$220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL MIDTOWN COLUMBUS |
$220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANDLER HOSPITAL SAVANNAH |
$226 | $76.26 | $77.41 | — | $77.79 | $80.07 | $107 | — | — |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH SAVANNAH |
$226 | $76.26 | $77.41 | — | $77.79 | $80.07 | $107 | — | — |
| ST MARY'S GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD HARBIN MEDICAL CENTER ROME |
$232 | $86.65 | $85.79 | $85.79 | $85.79 | $79.38 | — | $326 | — |
| CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL HIAWASSEE |
$234 | $145 | $103 | $164 | $164 | $245 | $164 | — | — |
| CRISP REGIONAL HOSPITAL CORDELE |
$237 | $88.00 | $74.00 | $93.00 | $70.00 | $106 | $87.00 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LEVINE CHILDREN'S BEVERLY KNIGHT OLSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MACON |
$238 | $10.05 | $10.05 | $22.83 | $10.05 | $13.57 | — | $309 | $30.56 |
| TANNER MEDICAL CENTER - CARROLLTON CARROLLTON |
$264 | $78.00 | $78.00 | $50.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | $78.00 |
| HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL BREMEN |
$264 | $20.00 | $78.00 | $20.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | $78.00 |
| TANNER MEDICAL CENTER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA |
$264 | $78.00 | $78.00 | $50.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | $86.86 |
| NGMC GAINESVILLE GAINESVILLE |
$264 | $87.35 | — | $59.34 | $89.92 | — | $85.63 | — | — |
| NGMC BARROW WINDER |
$264 | $89.03 | — | $59.34 | $91.65 | — | $87.29 | — | — |
| NGMC LUMPKIN DAHLONEGA |
$264 | $92.10 | — | $59.34 | $94.81 | — | $90.30 | — | — |
| NGMC HABERSHAM DEMOREST |
$264 | $77.79 | — | $59.34 | $80.07 | — | $65.57 | — | — |
| NORTHEAST GEORGIA MEDICAL CENTER BRASELTON BRASELTON |
$264 | $87.35 | — | $59.34 | $89.92 | — | $85.63 | — | — |
| PIEDMONT NEWNAN HOSPITAL NEWNAN |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT MACON BOX 9366 |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITAL STOCKBRIDGE |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT NEWTON HOSPITAL COVINGTON |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT ATHENS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MOUNTAINSIDE HOSPITAL JASPER |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT EASTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER SNELLVILLE |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT ATLANTA HOSPITAL ATLANTA |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MACON NORTH MACON |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT FAYETTE HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT WALTON MONROE |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT ROCKDALE HOSPITAL CONYERS |
$286 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MORGAN MEDICAL CENTER MADISON |
$290 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER SWAINSBORO |
$300 | $1.00 | $341 | $217 | $301 | $86.88 | $28.71 | — | — |
| WILLOWBROOKE AT TANNER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA |
$304 | $78.00 | — | $50.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| SHEPHERD CENTER ATLANTA |
$305 | $16.17 | $53.21 | $44.00 | $12.18 | — | $8.30 | — | $12.47 |
| ARCHBOLD GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL CAIRO |
$310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD HOSPITAL THOMASVILLE |
$310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD BROOKS QUITMAN |
$310 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 72040, 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: $277 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $286 for this?
That is the median of what the 94 Georgia hospitals above publish for X-ray of upper 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 72040 in Georgia, Medicare reimburses about $38.42 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Georgia range from $15.74 to $2,170 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 7.4x 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 upper spine, 2-3 views cost in Georgia?
- Cash prices for x-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views (CPT 72040) in Georgia range from $15.74 to $2,170, with a median of $286. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views in Georgia?
- The cheapest Georgia hospital published cash price for this procedure is $15.74. 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 72040 (Imaging). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.