Shoulder X-ray cost in Atlanta, GA — inpatient
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $206.00 to $397.00, with a median of $397.00. The lowest listed price is at Shepherd Center — $191.00 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $397.00 at 23 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 5 cities for code 73030, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
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.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shepherd Center lowest Northwest Atlanta, GA HC XR SHOULDER COMPLT>=2V | $206.00 | $412.00 | $201.88–$350.20 | 50% | — source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource Decatur, GA Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation Atlanta, GA Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emory University Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc X-Ray Shoulder 2+ Vw - Xr Shoulder 2+ Views | $397.00 | $397.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $206.00, median $397.00, highest $397.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $397.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 it is
A complete shoulder X-ray takes at least two pictures of the shoulder from different angles to show the bones of the joint. It is ordered for shoulder pain, injury, suspected dislocation or arthritis, and is often done before any shoulder MRI.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers taking the X-ray of one shoulder. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.
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.
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, 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 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 Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs, 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 Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, 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 |