Crbrospnl fld flw imag cistern at Wellstar MCG Health

1120 15Th Street, Augusta, GA · Wellstar Health System · · NPI 1760875330

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Apr 1, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$450.84

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.

$1,156.00

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.

$449.14 with Bcbs vs $1,731.06 with Bcbs — 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
Bcbs Hie/Pathways Exchange $449.14 ↓ -0%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $475.81 ↑ +6%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care Plan $485.33 ↑ +8%
Select Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $494.85 ↑ +10%
Absolute Total Care Medicare Managed Care Plan $499.60 ↑ +11%
Clover Medicare Managed Care Plan $509.12 ↑ +13%
Molina Marketplace Exchange $547.19 ↑ +21%
Centurion Ga Dept. Of Corrections Medicare Managed Care Plan $618.56 ↑ +37%
The Care Network All Commercial Plans $713.72 ↑ +58%
Cigna Hmo $731.29 ↑ +62%
Cigna Ppo $731.29 ↑ +62%
Oscar Healthplan Exchange $808.88 ↑ +79%
Naphcare All Commercial Plans $832.67 ↑ +85%
Peachstate Ambetter Exchange $880.26 ↑ +95%
Unitedhealthcare Individual Exchange Payer Appendix Exchange $899.20 ↑ +99%
Caresource Exchange $932.60 ↑ +107%
Unitedhealthcare All Payer Appendix All Commercial Plans $1,103.94 ↑ +145%
Bcbs Anthem - Copps Hmo/Pos $1,342.80 ↑ +198%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $1,482.46 ↑ +229%
Bcbs Anthem - Copps Ppo $1,731.06 ↑ +284%

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Crbrospnl fld flw imag cistern at other Georgia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell $450.84 $551.50 – $1,149.19
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville $450.84 $546.54 – $1,149.19
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta $450.84 $551.50 – $1,149.19
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell $450.84 $551.50 – $1,149.19
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram $450.84 $551.50 – $1,149.19
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280 $450.84 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin $450.84 $544.61 – $1,149.19
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson $450.84 $731.29 – $1,525.66

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