# Compression therapy (vasopneumatic device) in GA

Billing code `97016`. Prices for this code at 62 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/compression-therapy-vasopneumatic-device

HC PT VASOPNEUMATIC DEVICE THERAPY

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

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. Of the hospitals here, 30 publish a facility charge; 7 publish both, mixed together; 25 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $12 |
| Typical | $14 |
| Dearest tenth | $60 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 5-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $8 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $26 | $6 | $26 | 18 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $10 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $10 | $61 | 71 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $10 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $10 | $61 | 77 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $11 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $10 | $12 | 49 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $12 | $12 | not published | $11 | $160 | 54 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $52 | $11 | $22 | 5 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $52 | $11 | $22 | 5 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $29 | $11 | $12 | 4 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | not published | $11 | $23 | 6 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | not published | $11 | $23 | 5 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $63 | $11 | $26 | 10 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | not published | $11 | $29 | 9 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $38 | $11 | $128 | 11 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | not published | $11 | $20 | 7 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $422 | $11 | $32 | 5 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | not published | $11 | $20 | 7 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $12 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $199 | $7 | $179 | 97 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $38 | $11 | $128 | 13 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $38 | $11 | $128 | 13 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $38 | $11 | $128 | 13 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $38 | $11 | $128 | 13 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $38 | $11 | $128 | 13 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $68 | $11 | $22 | 7 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $68 | $11 | $22 | 7 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $68 | $11 | $22 | 7 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $68 | $11 | $22 | 7 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $12 | $12 | not mentioned | $68 | $11 | $22 | 7 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $13 | $13 | not mentioned | $45 | $12 | $13 | 10 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $13 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $12 | $8 | $160 | 44 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $13 | $13 | not mentioned | $65 | $9 | $15 | 4 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $14 | $14 | not mentioned | $65 | $11 | $17 | 3 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $14 | $14 | not mentioned | $68 | $11 | $22 | 12 |
| Bacon County Hospital | ALMA | not rated | $14 | $14 | not mentioned | $170 | $11 | $56 | 9 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $16 | $16 | not mentioned | $68 | $11 | $22 | 8 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $16 | $16 | not mentioned | $68 | $11 | $22 | 8 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $18 | $18 | not mentioned | $56 | $15 | $20 | 3 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $22 | $18 | $60 | $8 | $119 | 90 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $24 | $18 | $60 | $8 | $119 | 90 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $25 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $30 | $8 | $51 | 18 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $52 | $15 | $54 | $11 | $75 | 115 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $29 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $30 | $11 | $60 | 13 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $30 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $56 | $5 | $93 | 50 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $31 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $27 | $20 | $42 | 40 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $64 | $14 | $52 | $11 | $294 | 54 |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | HIAWASSEE | not rated | $32 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $30 | $13 | $51 | 18 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $34 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $24 | $11 | $424 | 46 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $43 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $15 | $56 | 16 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $44 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $10 | $196 | 9 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $44 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $52 | $11 | $175 | 1,860 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $45 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $52 | $8 | $175 | 1,845 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $45 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $52 | $10 | $175 | 1,950 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $45 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $52 | $9 | $175 | 1,950 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $45 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $52 | $8 | $175 | 1,875 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $78 | $12 | $50 | $11 | $128 | 84 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $60 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $42 | $42 | $76 | 36 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $66 | $13 | $51 | $13 | $95 | 88 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $62 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $66 | $12 | $66 | 88 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $69 | $69 | not mentioned | $76 | $11 | $250 | 76 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $82 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $80 | $10 | $450 | 48 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $91 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $22 | $144 | 20 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $108 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $386 | $10 | $347 | 309 |
| Donalsonville Hospital | DONALSONVILLE | not rated | $250 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $250 | $130 | $250 | 14 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 8 of the 50 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 42 it is higher.

2 of these 62 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: Jefferson Hospital, Donalsonville Hospital.

## Others in physical & occupational therapy

- [Therapeutic exercise, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/therapeutic-exercise-15-minutes) -- 107 hospitals, typically $53
- [Hands-on manual therapy, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/hands-on-manual-therapy-15-minutes) -- 107 hospitals, typically $57
- [Neuromuscular retraining, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/neuromuscular-retraining-15-minutes) -- 105 hospitals, typically $52
- [Walking and gait training, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/walking-and-gait-training-15-minutes) -- 105 hospitals, typically $44
- [Therapy using everyday activities, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/therapy-using-everyday-activities-15-minutes) -- 105 hospitals, typically $57
- [Self-care and daily living training, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/self-care-and-daily-living-training-15-minutes) -- 105 hospitals, typically $46
- [Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/physical-therapy-evaluation-low-complexity) -- 104 hospitals, typically $137
- [Physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/physical-therapy-evaluation-moderate-complexity) -- 104 hospitals, typically $134

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Prices that look wrong: info@clearcharge.org

Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-11-01 to 2026-06-05; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.