Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding prices. From its own published file.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding in Atlanta, GA publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

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$2,379cash price for emergency visit, highest (level 5) (list $4,490)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$935	$2,177	$425–$43,138
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$1,390	$2,999	$757–$60,840
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$2,379	$4,490	$1,303–$124,480
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$582	$582	$14.87–$396
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$389	$389	$11.92–$265
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$282	$282	$10.93–$192
Urinalysis `81001`	$260	$260	$4.46–$177
EKG tracing `93005`	$710	$710	$168–$496
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$951	$951	$219–$648
CT head without contrast `70450`	$5,093	$5,411	$1,245–$3,684
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$12,299	$12,559	$2,891–$8,551
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$5,906	$6,164	$1,419–$4,197
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$2,037	$2,265	$521–$1,542
IV push, single drug `96374`	$501	$501	$173–$341
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$902	$1,099	$230–$716
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$20.00	$27.00	$0.55–$18.63
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$15.00	$15.00	$0.40–$10.35

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding price transparency page.

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Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
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