Incision of tibia at Emory University Hospital

1364 Clifton Road, Ne, GA · Emoryhealthcare · · NPI 1588640692

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

$5,753.00

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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.

$5,753.00

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.

$3,295.00 with Aetna vs $15,429.70 with Ambetter Health — 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 Exchange $3,295.00 ↓ -43%
Aetna Hpn Whole Health Other Commercial Plan $3,826.00 ↓ -33%
Cigna Hmo/Pos $4,797.00 ↓ -17%
Humana Hmo/Pos $5,345.54 ↓ -7%
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $5,345.54 ↓ -7%
Bcbs Blue Pathways Exchange $6,156.44 ↑ +7%
Kaiser Hmo $6,187.00 ↑ +8%
Oscar Health Exchange $7,118.00 ↑ +24%
Devoted Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $7,278.16 ↑ +27%
Bcbs Blue Value Secure Medicare Managed Care Plan $7,350.94 ↑ +28%
Unitedhealthcare Core/Charter/Nexus Other Commercial Plan $7,357.00 ↑ +28%
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $7,423.72 ↑ +29%
Cigna Healthspring Medicare Managed Care Plan $7,496.50 ↑ +30%
Clover Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $7,642.07 ↑ +33%
Wellcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $7,714.85 ↑ +34%
Unitedhealthcare Hmo/Pos $8,655.00 ↑ +50%
Bcbs Hpn Other Commercial Plan $8,824.84 ↑ +53%
Bcbs Hmo $10,006.92 ↑ +74%
Ambetter Health Peach State Exchange $15,429.70 ↑ +168%

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Incision of tibia at other Georgia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek $5,753.00 $3,295.00 – $15,624.90
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta $5,753.00 $3,295.00 – $8,655.00
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta $5,753.00 $3,295.00 – $15,624.90
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta $5,753.00 $3,295.00 – $15,624.90
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur $5,753.00 $3,295.00 – $15,429.70
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur $5,753.00 $7,118.00 – $7,118.00
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia $5,753.00 $3,295.00 – $15,429.70
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell not published $1,694.00 – $13,634.93

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