Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) 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

$612.69

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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.

$1,571.00

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.

$350.33 with Aetna vs $1,274.52 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
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $350.33 ↓ -43%
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care Plan $357.33 ↓ -42%
Select Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $364.34 ↓ -41%
Absolute Total Care Medicare Managed Care Plan $367.84 ↓ -40%
Unitedhealthcare Individual Exchange Payer Appendix Exchange $372.70 ↓ -39%
Clover Medicare Managed Care Plan $374.85 ↓ -39%
Molina Marketplace Exchange $402.88 ↓ -34%
Centurion Ga Dept. Of Corrections Medicare Managed Care Plan $455.42 ↓ -26%
Unitedhealthcare All Payer Appendix All Commercial Plans $457.56 ↓ -25%
Cigna Hmo $519.66 ↓ -15%
Cigna Ppo $519.66 ↓ -15%
The Care Network All Commercial Plans $525.49 ↓ -14%
Oscar Healthplan Exchange $595.56 ↓ -3%
Naphcare All Commercial Plans $613.07 ↑ +0%
Peachstate Ambetter Exchange $648.10 ↑ +6%
Caresource Exchange $686.64 ↑ +12%
Bcbs Anthem - Copps Hmo/Pos $988.66 ↑ +61%
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $1,002.24 ↑ +64%
Bcbs Anthem - Copps Ppo $1,274.52 ↑ +108%

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Nm imaging thyroid single/multiple uptake(s) quantitative measurement(s) at other Georgia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell $612.69 $406.05 – $776.93
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville $612.69 $402.40 – $776.93
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta $612.69 $406.05 – $776.93
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell $612.69 $406.05 – $776.93
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram $612.69 $406.05 – $776.93
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280 $612.69 not published
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin $612.69 $400.98 – $785.92
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson $612.69 $519.66 – $1,164.18

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