Create eardrum opening at Emory Hospital Perry

1120 Morningside Dr, Perry, GA · Emoryhealthcare · · NPI 1891808499

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

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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.

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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.

$1,369.57 with Clear Spring Health vs $6,293.23 with Humana — 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
Clear Spring Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,369.57 —
Bcbs Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,383.27 —
Aetna Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,396.96 —
Cigna Healthspring Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,410.66 —
Clover Health Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,438.05 —
Wellcare Medicare Managed Care Plan $1,451.75 —
Ambetter Health Peach State Exchange $2,903.49 —
Bcbs Pathway Exchange $3,011.79 —
Unitedhealthcare All Commercial Plans $3,425.00 —
Bcbs Hmo $5,051.48 —
Aetna Exchange $5,405.00 —
Cigna All Commercial Plans $5,495.00 —
Humana Medicare Managed Care Plan $6,293.23 —

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Create eardrum opening at other Georgia hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek $6,653.00 $1,575.96 – $6,293.23
Emory Rehabilitation Hospital Atlanta $6,653.00 $1,438.32 – $6,293.23
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital Atlanta $6,653.00 $1,575.96 – $6,293.23
Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta $6,653.00 $1,575.96 – $6,293.23
Emory University Hospital Ne $6,653.00 $1,556.28 – $6,293.23
Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur $6,653.00 $1,556.28 – $6,293.23
Emory Long-Term Acute Care Hospital Decatur $6,653.00 $4,249.00 – $4,249.00
Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia $6,653.00 $1,556.28 – $6,293.23

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