# X-ray, entire spine, 2-3 views in GA

Billing code `72082`. Prices for this code at 98 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/x-ray-entire-spine-2-3-views

HC RADEX X-RAY EXAM ENTIRE SPI 2/3 VW - XR ENTIRE SPINE 2 OR 3 VW

## 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, 43 publish a facility charge; 7 publish both, mixed together; 48 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $101 |
| Typical | $163 |
| Dearest tenth | $333 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $250 | $31 | $833 | $14 | $666 | 122 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $58 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,499 | $8 | $2,249 | 199 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $135 | $56 | $104 | $16 | $195 | 72 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $76 | $76 | not mentioned | $632 | $71 | $82 | 2 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $79 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $23 | $134 | 11 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $93 | $93 | not mentioned | $520 | $92 | $252 | 14 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $96 | $96 | not mentioned | not published | $92 | $229 | 8 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $96 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $96 | $15 | $176 | 24 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $96 | $96 | not mentioned | $566 | $81 | $280 | 13 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $100 | $100 | not mentioned | $561 | $72 | $119 | 4 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $153 | $48 | $100 | $14 | $195 | 71 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $275 | $48 | $234 | $14 | $712 | 72 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $104 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $104 | $94 | $838 | 41 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $105 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $123 | $63 | $338 | 27 |
| Flint River Community Hospital | MONTEZUMA | not rated | $107 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $304 | $107 | $107 | 6 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $107 | $107 | not mentioned | $388 | $81 | $280 | 19 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $107 | $107 | not mentioned | $388 | $81 | $280 | 17 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $107 | $107 | not mentioned | $388 | $81 | $280 | 19 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $107 | $107 | not mentioned | $297 | $104 | $115 | 10 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $108 | $108 | not mentioned | $388 | $81 | $280 | 19 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $108 | $108 | not mentioned | $388 | $81 | $280 | 19 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $108 | $108 | not mentioned | $388 | $81 | $280 | 19 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $109 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $253 | $104 | $370 | 13 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $109 | $109 | not mentioned | not published | $104 | $210 | 7 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $109 | $109 | not mentioned | $561 | $91 | $137 | 3 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $110 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,163 | $23 | $1,047 | 171 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $111 | $111 | not mentioned | not published | $92 | $160 | 8 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $112 | $112 | not mentioned | not published | $97 | $193 | 6 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $112 | $112 | not mentioned | $239 | $92 | $249 | 8 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $112 | $112 | not mentioned | $239 | $92 | $249 | 8 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $114 | $114 | not mentioned | $497 | $105 | $245 | 9 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $114 | $114 | not mentioned | $497 | $108 | $245 | 9 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $114 | $114 | not mentioned | $497 | $103 | $245 | 9 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $114 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,404 | $20 | $2,163 | 201 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $115 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $407 | $22 | $366 | 209 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $115 | $115 | not mentioned | not published | $101 | $176 | 8 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $120 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $221 | $103 | $331 | 10 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $121 | $121 | not mentioned | $497 | $92 | $245 | 10 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $123 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $109 | $80 | $169 | 20 |
| Phoebe Worth Medical Center | SYLVESTER | not rated | $125 | $125 | not mentioned | not published | $125 | $125 | 1 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $125 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $830 | $77 | $747 | 61 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $128 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $71 | $476 | 22 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $259 | $65 | $398 | $53 | $557 | 74 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $137 | $137 | not mentioned | $341 | $92 | $333 | 19 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $153 | $153 | not mentioned | $223 | $127 | $166 | 3 |
| Appling Healthcare | BAXLEY | not rated | $155 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $225 | $98 | $262 | 20 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $158 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $184 | $51 | $405 | 38 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $163 | $163 | not mentioned | $341 | $106 | $399 | 13 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $163 | $163 | not mentioned | $341 | $106 | $399 | 13 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $163 | $163 | not mentioned | $341 | $105 | $400 | 13 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $163 | $163 | not mentioned | $341 | $106 | $414 | 13 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $163 | $163 | not mentioned | $341 | $106 | $405 | 13 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $169 | $169 | not mentioned | $341 | $103 | $400 | 14 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $179 | $97 | $634 | $40 | $1,267 | 138 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $170 | $170 | not mentioned | $341 | $105 | $400 | 14 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $183 | $97 | $634 | $33 | $1,267 | 184 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $179 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $228 | $87 | $646 | 19 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $183 | $183 | not mentioned | not published | $109 | $302 | 10 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $186 | $186 | not mentioned | $341 | $106 | $393 | 6 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $187 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $560 | $34 | $934 | 1,576 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $202 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $86 | $887 | 17 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $202 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $87 | $808 | 19 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $202 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $87 | $887 | 19 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $202 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $67 | $887 | 17 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $202 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $87 | $917 | 18 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $207 | $207 | not mentioned | $438 | $104 | $745 | 38 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $220 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $228 | $42 | $684 | 24 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $227 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $87 | $838 | 17 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $227 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $87 | $838 | 18 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $227 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $87 | $838 | 18 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $227 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $84 | $838 | 18 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $235 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $87 | $887 | 18 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $239 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $233 | $85 | $450 | 48 |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | CLAYTON | not rated | $241 | $241 | not mentioned | $138 | $241 | $241 | 1 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $243 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $87 | $739 | 18 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $252 | $252 | not mentioned | $345 | $57 | $900 | 98 |
| Optim Medical Center - Tattnall | REIDSVILLE | not rated | $252 | $252 | not mentioned | $520 | $252 | $252 | 2 |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $258 | $258 | not mentioned | $237 | $79 | $328 | 109 |
| Monroe County Hospital | FORSYTH | not rated | $262 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $101 | $76 | $504 | 25 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $262 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $228 | $110 | $646 | 20 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $262 | $262 | not mentioned | $468 | $127 | $843 | 36 |
| Dorminy Medical Center | FITZGERALD | not rated | $269 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $217 | $63 | $412 | 54 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $281 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $228 | $123 | $684 | 18 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $290 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $290 | $290 | 3 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $311 | $311 | not mentioned | $246 | $51 | $341 | 110 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $331 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $457 | $37 | $609 | 135 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $331 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $457 | $37 | $609 | 134 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $331 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $457 | $37 | $609 | 136 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $335 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $457 | $37 | $609 | 141 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $335 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $457 | $37 | $609 | 141 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $424 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $424 | $153 | $657 | 17 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $459 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $107 | $838 | 15 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $459 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $88 | $887 | 15 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $504 | $504 | not mentioned | $190 | $52 | $504 | 107 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $757 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $14 | $1,098 | 32 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $757 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $14 | $1,098 | 32 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $789 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,151 | $492 | $1,151 | 28 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $789 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,151 | $481 | $1,151 | 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 14 of the 86 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 72 it is higher.

## The doctor's side, roughly

Nationally, Medicare allows about $15 for the clinician who performs or reads this service, across 801 billing providers in 2024. That is a separate bill from everything above and is NOT added to any figure on this page -- it is here to show the rough size of what a hospital price leaves out.

6 of these 98 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, Jeff Davis Hospital, Monroe County Hospital, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus.

## 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.