Pelvis X-ray (1 to 2 views) at Emory University Hospital Midtown

550 Peachtree St Ne, Atlanta, GA · Emoryhealthcare · · NPI 1144203563

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 24, 2026

$388.00

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$388.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$28.95 with Cigna vs $280.20 with Unitedhealthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Cigna Hmo/Pos $28.95 ↓ -93%
Aetna Exchange $28.96 ↓ -93%
Bcbs Blue Pathways Exchange $29.14 ↓ -92%
Kaiser Hmo $31.93 ↓ -92%
Aetna Hpn Whole Health Other Commercial Plan $34.75 ↓ -91%
Bcbs Hpn Other Commercial Plan $36.28 ↓ -91%
Oscar Health Exchange $36.86 ↓ -91%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $41.98 ↓ -89%
Humana Hmo/Pos $41.98 ↓ -89%
Bcbs Hmo $42.65 ↓ -89%
Devoted Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $106.19 ↓ -73%
Bcbs Blue Value Secure Medicare Managed Care Plan $107.25 ↓ -72%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $108.31 ↓ -72%
Cigna Healthspring Medicare Managed Care Plan $109.37 ↓ -72%
Clover Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $111.50 ↓ -71%
Wellcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $112.56 ↓ -71%
Ambetter Health Peach State Exchange $225.12 ↓ -42%
Unitedhealthcare Core/Charter/Nexus Other Commercial Plan $280.20 ↓ -28%
Unitedhealthcare Hmo/Pos $280.20 ↓ -28%

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Pelvis X-ray (1 to 2 views) at other Georgia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta $388.00 $28.95 – $280.20
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta $388.00 $28.95 – $280.20
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell $242.58 $53.12 – $196.45
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville $242.58 $53.12 – $194.68
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta $242.58 $53.12 – $196.45
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta $242.58 $38.71 – $179.57
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell $242.58 $53.12 – $196.45
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram $242.58 $53.12 – $196.45

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