Graft wnd mtrx grfx core 1.5x2cm-q4132-cost per sq cm at Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center
1514 Vernon Road, Lagrange, GA · Wellstar Health System · · NPI 1821221144
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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.
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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.
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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.
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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.
$122.46 with Aetna vs $476.54 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.
Full explanation →
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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.
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 |
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| Aetna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $122.46 | — |
| Bcbs | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $124.91 | — |
| Cigna | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $128.58 | — |
| Clover | Medicare Managed Care Plan | $131.03 | — |
| Oscar Healthplan | Exchange | $208.18 | — |
| Ambetter | Select Medicare Managed Care Plan | $215.52 | — |
| Peachstate | Ambetter Exchange | $226.54 | — |
| Caresource | Exchange | $240.01 | — |
| Cigna | Ppo | $260.84 | — |
| Cigna | Hmo | $260.84 | — |
| Bcbs | Shbp Other Commercial Plan | $376.13 | — |
| Bcbs | Hmo/Pos | $476.54 | — |
Visitor-reported prices
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Graft wnd mtrx grfx core 1.5x2cm-q4132-cost per sq cm at other Georgia hospitals
| Hospital | City | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia | Ringgold | $220.23 | $46.80 – $252.72 |
| Adventhealth Gordon | Calhoun | $2,820.96 | not published |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell | not published | $126.40 – $233.84 |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville | not published | $125.26 – $231.74 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta | not published | $126.40 – $233.84 |
| Wellstar MCG Health | Augusta | not published | $109.05 – $260.84 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell | not published | $126.40 – $233.84 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram | not published | $126.40 – $233.84 |