Trluml dil aq o/f can without st 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

not published by hospital

Cash price

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

not published by hospital

Gross charge

?

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.

Full explanation →

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

$3,018.30 with Bcbs vs $14,193.00 with Unitedhealthcare — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
?

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.

Full explanation →

Payer
?

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.

Full explanation →
Plan
?

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.

Full explanation →
Negotiated rate vs. cash
Bcbs Hie/Pathways Exchange $3,018.30 —
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,622.19 —
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,694.64 —
Select Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,767.08 —
Absolute Total Care Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,803.30 —
Clover Medicare Managed Care Plan $3,875.75 —
The Care Network All Commercial Plans $4,035.00 —
Molina Marketplace Exchange $4,165.52 —
Centurion Ga Dept. Of Corrections Medicare Managed Care Plan $4,708.85 —
Cigna Hmo $5,699.00 —
Oscar Healthplan Exchange $6,157.73 —
Naphcare All Commercial Plans $6,338.84 —
Peachstate Ambetter Exchange $6,701.06 —
Aetna Hmo/Pos/Ppo $6,760.00 —
Caresource Exchange $7,099.50 —
Unitedhealthcare Individual Exchange Payer Appendix Exchange $7,864.00 —
Bcbs Anthem - Copps Hmo/Pos $10,222.24 —
Bcbs Anthem - Copps Ppo $13,177.88 —
Unitedhealthcare All Payer Appendix All Commercial Plans $14,193.00 —

Visitor-reported prices

visitor-reported
Report what you paid sign in to post

Comments

Add a comment sign in to post

Trluml dil aq o/f can without st at other Georgia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek $7,564.00 $4,198.37 – $8,900.55
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta $7,564.00 $3,834.62 – $8,655.00
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta $7,564.00 $4,198.37 – $8,900.55
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta $7,564.00 $4,198.37 – $8,900.55
Emory University Hospital Ne $7,564.00 $4,145.92 – $8,789.36
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur $7,564.00 $4,145.92 – $8,789.36
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur $7,564.00 $7,118.00 – $7,118.00
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia $7,564.00 $4,145.92 – $8,789.36

All Georgia hospitals for this procedure →