Shoulder X-ray cost in Augusta, GA — inpatient
In Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for shoulder X-ray, complete, 2 or more views as an inpatient: from $167.58 to $167.58, with a median of $167.58. The lowest listed price is at Piedmont McDuffie Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $217.35 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 73030, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital lowest Thomson, GA · (706) 595-1411 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v | $167.58 | $558.59 | $90.10–$502.73 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta lowest Augusta, GA · (706) 722-9011 HC Xr Shoulder Complt>=2v | $167.58 | $558.59 | $36.02–$502.73 | 70% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $167.58, median $167.58, highest $167.58.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $167.58 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 73030 ($282.15). 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 Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta, GAHc Xr Shoulder Complete 2 Plus Vw | $25.35 | file |