CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts)

Facility: Northside Hospital Cherokee

Billing Code: 77066 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$199

about 1.3× the $157 Medicare rate · typically $111–$316

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$221

About the fair price

about $22 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $157 Fair price $199 This hospital $221 Cash price $945 Hospital's list price $1,260

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 GA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $47 Priciest $221

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) is about $199 (about 1.3× the $157 Medicare rate). Northside Hospital Cherokee charges insurers about $221, or about $945 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Canton, GA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$106 - $308	68%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$106 - $878	68%
Aetnamajor	$109 - $857	69%
Cignamajor	$189 - $286	120%
Humanamajor	$107 - $111	68%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$110 - $1,096	70%
Ambetter (Centene)	$141 - $288	90%
Amerigroup	$141 - $187	90%
CareSource	$110 - $469	70%
Clover Health	$112	71%
Health Net	$781	498%
Oscar Health	$237	151%
WellCare	$110	70%
+ 23 smaller / regional plans	$85 - $1,260

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 945), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 77066.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Northside Hospital Cherokee is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 77066.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Northside Hospital Cherokee

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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.