CMS Price Transparency Data

X-ray, neck (cervical spine)

Facility: Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center

Billing Code: 72040 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$103

about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate · typically $50–$228

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$110

About the fair price

about $7 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $89 Fair price $103 This hospital $110 Cash price $399 Hospital's list price $798

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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 $25 Priciest $110

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 X-ray, neck (cervical spine) is about $103 (about 1.2× the $89 Medicare rate). Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center charges insurers about $110, or about $399 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cedartown, GA.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$160 - $598	180%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$110 - $596	124%
Aetnamajor	$160 - $543	180%
Cignamajor	$104 - $479	117%
Humanamajor	$160 - $519	180%
Ambetter (Centene)	$239	269%
Amerigroup	$109	123%
CareSource	$110 - $239	124%
Clover Health	$207	233%
Oscar Health	$156 - $279	175%
WellCare	$160	180%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$156 - $678

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 2 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 399), 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: 72040.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 72040.
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 Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center

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