Shoulder X-ray cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 27 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views: from $86.00 to $1,894.00, with a median of $217.35. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $131.35 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $217.35 at 84 hospitals.
- The median here, $217.35, is 22% below the US median of $277.00.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- 11 of 27 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 18 cities for code 73030, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.
Lowest$86.00Southern Regional Medical Center
Median$217.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,894.00in this market
Difference22.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
median
Lowest $86.00Highest $1,894.00
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Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $86.00 | $862.18 | $43.26–$862.18 | 90% |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta, GA HC XR SHOULDER COMPLT>=2V File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $206.00 | $412.00 | $123.60–$370.80 | 50% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica one side Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY OF SHOULDER; MINIMUM OF 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $207.20 | $518.00 | $86.86–$104.23 | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton one side Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 X-RAY OF SHOULDER; MINIMUM OF 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $207.20 | $518.00 | $86.86–$95.55 | 60% |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 X-RAY OF SHOULDER; MINIMUM OF 2 VIEWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $207.20 | $518.00 | — | 60% |
| Higgins General Hospital one side Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 X-RAY OF SHOULDER; MINIMUM OF 2 VIEWS+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $207.20 | $518.00 | — | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY OF SHOULDER; MINIMUM OF 2 VIEWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $207.20 | $518.00 | $86.86–$104.23 | 60% |
| Piedmont Newton Covington, GA · (770) 786-7053 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $217.35 | $724.50 | $40.79–$615.83 | 70% |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers, GA · (770) 918-3000 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $217.35 | $724.50 | $40.79–$543.38 | 70% |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville, GA · (770) 979-0200 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $217.35 | $724.50 | $40.79–$652.05 | 70% |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (404) 605-5000 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $217.35 | $724.50 | $40.79–$615.83 | 70% |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan, GA · (770) 400-2300 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $217.35 | $724.50 | $40.79–$673.79 | 70% |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper, GA · (706) 692-2441 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $217.35 | $724.50 | $57.88–$615.83 | 70% |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe, GA · (770) 267-8461 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $217.35 | $724.50 | $57.88–$652.05 | 70% |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville, GA · (770) 719-7000 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $217.35 | $724.50 | $40.79–$615.83 | 70% |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge, GA · (678) 604-1000 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $217.35 | $724.50 | $40.79–$615.83 | 70% |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville, GA · (470) 490-1000 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $288.63 | $962.10 | $40.79–$865.89 | 70% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $314.00 | $785.00 | $86.86–$104.23 | 60% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $314.00 | $785.00 | $86.86–$95.55 | 60% |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $314.00 | $785.00 | — | 60% |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 X-RAY EXAM OF SHOULDER File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $314.00 | $785.00 | $86.86–$95.55 | 60% |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 X-RAY OF SHOULDER; MINIMUM OF 2 VIEWS File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $414.40 | $1,036.00 | $86.86–$95.55 | 60% |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Shoulder, Minimum of 2 Views File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $525.00 | $525.00 | — | — |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 X-Ray of Shoulder, Minimum of 2 Views File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $525.00 | $525.00 | — | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Shoulder, Minimum of 2 Views File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $525.00 | $525.00 | — | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Shoulder, Minimum of 2 Views File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $1,894.00 | $1,894.00 | $435.84–$1,289.62 | — |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite both sides Atlanta, GA · (404) 785-5252 X-Ray of Shoulder, Minimum of 2 Views Bilateral File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | — | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank both sides Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Shoulder, Minimum of 2 Views Bilateral File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | — | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark both sides Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Shoulder, Minimum of 2 Views Bilateral File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | — | — |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Hughes Spalding both sides Atlanta, GA X-Ray of Shoulder, Minimum of 2 Views Bilateral File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $1,894.00 | $1,894.00 | $435.84–$1,289.62 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $86.00, median $217.35, highest $1,894.00 — a 22.0× difference within the same market.
Both sides : lowest $1,050.00, median $1,050.00, highest $1,894.00 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.
The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a
price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single
published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $217.35. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What shoulder X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Shoulder X-ray explained.
9 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73030 ($277.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.