# MRI, joint of the arm, with contrast in GA

Billing code `73222`. Prices for this code at 100 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/mri-joint-of-the-arm-with-contrast

HC MRI JOINT UPR EXTREM W/DYE - MR SHOULDER ARTHROGRAM

## 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, 42 publish a facility charge; 7 publish both, mixed together; 51 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $684 |
| Typical | $932 |
| Dearest tenth | $2,260 |

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 3-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $292 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $9,513 | $41 | $8,562 | 217 |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $293 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,311 | $282 | $1,311 | 54 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $2,254 | $231 | $6,699 | $60 | $5,359 | 156 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $330 | $330 | not mentioned | $6,011 | $307 | $352 | 2 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $526 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $9,179 | $116 | $8,261 | 169 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $583 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $18,806 | $110 | $16,925 | 223 |
| Bacon County Hospital | ALMA | not rated | $586 | $586 | not mentioned | $2,792 | $35 | $1,052 | 9 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $1,832 | $240 | $1,410 | $83 | $2,622 | 84 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $601 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,907 | $335 | $3,178 | 1,624 |
| Phoebe Worth Medical Center | SYLVESTER | not rated | $660 | $660 | not mentioned | not published | $660 | $660 | 1 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $686 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $658 | $461 | $1,093 | 50 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $708 | $708 | not mentioned | not published | $101 | $1,717 | 11 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $714 | $714 | not mentioned | not published | $660 | $1,202 | 8 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $721 | $721 | not mentioned | $1,150 | $687 | $1,425 | 7 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $723 | $723 | not mentioned | $4,050 | $628 | $1,702 | 9 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $744 | $744 | not mentioned | $4,577 | $687 | $1,532 | 25 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $752 | $752 | not mentioned | $2,672 | $543 | $889 | 4 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $757 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $945 | $203 | $2,079 | 76 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $769 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,059 | $535 | $1,588 | 40 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $2,186 | $215 | $1,438 | $72 | $3,284 | 83 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $2,606 | $227 | $2,403 | $72 | $4,470 | 89 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $782 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $782 | $436 | $3,493 | 41 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $783 | $783 | not mentioned | not published | $730 | $1,447 | 6 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $785 | $785 | not mentioned | not published | $660 | $1,322 | 8 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $788 | $788 | not mentioned | $1,150 | $771 | $810 | 6 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $795 | $795 | not mentioned | $1,150 | $786 | $826 | 6 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $806 | $806 | not mentioned | $2,361 | $782 | $861 | 25 |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $814 | $814 | not mentioned | $2,358 | $436 | $3,264 | 99 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $818 | $818 | not mentioned | $3,358 | $460 | $1,702 | 12 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $820 | $820 | not mentioned | $2,672 | $684 | $1,025 | 3 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $822 | $822 | not mentioned | $1,150 | $788 | $854 | 6 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $824 | $824 | not mentioned | $1,743 | $635 | $2,499 | 20 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $826 | $826 | not mentioned | $3,358 | $460 | $1,702 | 13 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $826 | $826 | not mentioned | $3,358 | $460 | $1,702 | 13 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $828 | $828 | not mentioned | $3,358 | $460 | $1,702 | 13 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $828 | $828 | not mentioned | $3,358 | $460 | $1,702 | 13 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $828 | $828 | not mentioned | $3,358 | $460 | $1,702 | 13 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $1,898 | $300 | $2,921 | $281 | $4,080 | 456 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $851 | $851 | not mentioned | $1,743 | $682 | $2,997 | 12 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $855 | $855 | not mentioned | $1,743 | $682 | $3,105 | 12 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $855 | $855 | not mentioned | $1,743 | $682 | $2,989 | 12 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $855 | $855 | not mentioned | $1,743 | $682 | $3,034 | 12 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $855 | $855 | not mentioned | $1,743 | $682 | $2,989 | 12 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $855 | $855 | not mentioned | $8,488 | $762 | $2,265 | 7 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $858 | $858 | not mentioned | $1,743 | $682 | $2,997 | 13 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $858 | $858 | not mentioned | $1,743 | $682 | $3,002 | 13 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $858 | $858 | not mentioned | $1,743 | $682 | $2,863 | 5 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $866 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,025 | $323 | $1,743 | 36 |
| Optim Medical Center - Tattnall | REIDSVILLE | not rated | $867 | $867 | not mentioned | $4,577 | $700 | $1,532 | 9 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $906 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $750 | $1,390 | 54 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $932 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $6,523 | $361 | $5,871 | 68 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $932 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $17,517 | $102 | $15,765 | 267 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $945 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $838 | $613 | $1,298 | 20 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $957 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $684 | $4,462 | 11 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $960 | $960 | not mentioned | $1,180 | $687 | $2,808 | 9 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $960 | $960 | not mentioned | $1,180 | $687 | $2,808 | 9 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $964 | $964 | not mentioned | $4,932 | $780 | $1,578 | 8 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $1,059 | $443 | $1,978 | $271 | $3,957 | 552 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $1,079 | $443 | $1,978 | $271 | $3,957 | 276 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $1,023 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $515 | $2,697 | 50 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $1,072 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $402 | $4,526 | 33 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $1,149 | $1,149 | not mentioned | $3,252 | $952 | $1,245 | 3 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $1,155 | $1,155 | not mentioned | $2,861 | $770 | $4,864 | 38 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $1,168 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,417 | $506 | $3,877 | 31 |
| Appling Healthcare | BAXLEY | not rated | $1,186 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,640 | $732 | $1,904 | 10 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $1,205 | $1,205 | not mentioned | not published | $799 | $1,205 | 3 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $1,317 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,057 | $839 | $4,469 | 112 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $1,480 | $1,480 | not mentioned | $3,507 | $487 | $8,518 | 49 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $1,578 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,167 | $452 | $3,306 | 16 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $1,678 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $10,666 | $231 | $14,221 | 402 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $1,678 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $10,666 | $231 | $14,221 | 399 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $1,678 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $10,666 | $231 | $14,221 | 405 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $1,711 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,167 | $487 | $3,500 | 16 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $1,711 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,167 | $512 | $3,500 | 21 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $1,850 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $10,666 | $231 | $14,221 | 420 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $1,907 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $452 | $4,540 | 15 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $1,907 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,167 | $521 | $3,448 | 17 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $1,907 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $548 | $4,288 | 15 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $1,961 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $10,666 | $231 | $14,221 | 420 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $2,058 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,232 | $450 | $3,030 | 48 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $2,081 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $537 | $4,137 | 16 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $2,084 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $475 | $4,691 | 16 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $2,084 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $576 | $4,288 | 16 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $2,084 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $428 | $4,288 | 16 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $2,084 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $465 | $4,288 | 16 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $2,084 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,932 | $683 | $8,797 | 16 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $2,131 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,398 | $1,720 | $2,517 | 18 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $2,166 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $502 | $3,783 | 16 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $2,254 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $493 | $4,288 | 15 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $2,260 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $345 | $4,540 | 14 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $2,260 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $464 | $4,540 | 14 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $2,260 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,513 | $683 | $4,540 | 15 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $2,330 | $2,330 | not mentioned | $2,124 | $436 | $2,940 | 214 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | SWAINSBORO | 4/5 | $2,534 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,243 | $36 | $4,324 | 16 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $2,682 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,846 | $62 | $2,846 | 48 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $2,695 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $60 | $3,909 | 288 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $2,695 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $60 | $3,909 | 288 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $3,080 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $3,080 | $1,116 | $4,774 | 17 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $4,991 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $7,281 | $3,112 | $7,281 | 28 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $4,991 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $7,281 | $3,044 | $7,281 | 28 |

## 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 21 of the 88 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 67 it is higher.

5 of these 100 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: Jeff Davis Hospital, Jefferson Hospital, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica.

## Others in imaging & radiology

- [CT scan, head, without contrast](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/ct-scan-head-without-contrast) -- 116 hospitals, typically $392
- [X-ray, chest, 2 views](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-chest-2-views) -- 115 hospitals, typically $93
- [CT scan, head, with and without contrast](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/ct-scan-head-with-and-without-contrast) -- 115 hospitals, typically $521
- [X-ray, chest, 1 view](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-chest-1-view) -- 115 hospitals, typically $87
- [X-ray, neck spine, 2-3 views](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-neck-spine-2-3-views) -- 115 hospitals, typically $106
- [X-ray, lower back spine, 4 or more views](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-lower-back-spine-4-or-more-views) -- 115 hospitals, typically $143
- [X-ray, pelvis](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-pelvis) -- 115 hospitals, typically $107
- [X-ray, tailbone](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/x-ray-tailbone) -- 115 hospitals, typically $98

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Every procedure with a published price in GA: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga
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 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.