Chatuge Regional Hospital prices
Chatuge Regional Hospital in Hiawassee, GA publishes its standard charges, as every US hospital must under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Below is what its own file lists for common services, next to what it has agreed to accept from insurers.
What Chatuge Regional Hospital publishes for common services
MRI brain, without contrast: listed at $1,737. Insurers pay a median of $919, across 4 insurers.
If you were billed the list price, you may have been charged far more than insurers typically pay. See how to use these numbers below.
| Service | List price | Cash price | Insurers pay (median) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ER visit, level 1 (minor)CPT 99281, listed as "99281 FAC ED Level 1 -Room Charge" | $200 | $100 | - |
| ER visit, level 2 (low-moderate)CPT 99282, listed as "99282 - FAC ED Level 2 Room Charge" | $300 | $150 | - |
| ER visit, level 3 (moderate)CPT 99283, listed as "99283 - FAC ED Level 3 - Room Charge" | $400 | $200 | - |
| ER visit, level 4 (high)CPT 99284, listed as "99284 - FAC ED Level 4 Room Charge" | $767 | $384 | - |
| ER visit, level 5 (critical)CPT 99285, listed as "99285 - FAC ED Level 5 - Room Charge" | $1,067 | $534 | - |
| Office visit, established patient, low complexityCPT 99213, listed as "99213 ESTABLISHED PATIENT LEVEL 3 CHARGE" | $150 to $330 | $75.00 to $165 | $173$76.52 to $176, 3 insurers |
| Office visit, established patient, moderate complexityCPT 99214, listed as "99214 EST PATIENT FACILITY E&M - LEVEL IV" | $400 to $440 | $200 to $220 | $231$76.52 to $235, 3 insurers |
| Routine venipuncture (blood draw)CPT 36415, listed as "COLL VENOUS BLD VENIPUNCTURE" | $9.00 to $40.00 | $4.50 to $20.00 | - |
| Vitamin B12 injectionCPT J3420, listed as "cyanocobalamin 1000 mcg/ML Inj Sol [UGH]" | $25.00 to $43.70 | $12.50 to $21.85 | - |
| Comprehensive metabolic panelCPT 80053, listed as "Comprehensive Metabolic Panel Standard" | $130 | $65.00 | $13.76$13.42 to $15.41, 4 insurers |
| Basic metabolic panelCPT 80048, listed as "BMP Standard" | $82.00 | $41.00 | $11.02$10.76 to $14.62, 4 insurers |
| CBC with differentialCPT 85025, listed as "COMPLETE CBC W/AUTO DIFF WBC" | $71.00 | $35.50 | $10.12$9.87 to $14.17, 4 insurers |
| Lipid panelCPT 80061, listed as "Lipid Panel Standard" | $68.00 | $34.00 | $17.44$17.02 to $24.45, 4 insurers |
| Hepatic function panelCPT 80076, listed as "Hepatic Function Panel Standard" | $97.00 | $48.50 | $10.64$10.38 to $14.62, 4 insurers |
| X-ray, ankle, 3 viewsCPT 73610, listed as "XR Ankle Comp Min 3 Views Lt" | $275 | $138 | - |
| CT abdomen, without contrastCPT 74176, listed as "CT ABD & PELVIS W/O CONTRAST" | $1,654 | $827 | $884$513 to $1,406, 3 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with contrastCPT 74177, listed as "CT Abdomen +Pelvis w/ Cont" | $2,178 | $1,089 | $1,164$675 to $1,851, 3 insurers |
| CT abdomen and pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 74178, listed as "CT Abdomen +Pelvis w/ + w/o Cont" | $2,315 | $1,158 | $1,237$718 to $1,968, 3 insurers |
| MRI brain, without contrastCPT 70551, listed as "MRI Brain w/o Cont" | $1,737 | $868 | $919$372 to $1,476, 4 insurers |
| MRI brain, with and without contrastCPT 70553, listed as "MRI BRAIN STEM W/O & W/DYE" | $2,178 | $1,089 | $1,153$575 to $1,851, 4 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, without contrastCPT 72195, listed as "MRI Sacrum + Coccyx" | $1,654 | $827 | $875$372 to $1,406, 4 insurers |
| MRI pelvis, with and without contrastCPT 72197, listed as "MRI Pelvis w/ + w/o Cont" | $2,095 | $1,047 | $1,109$570 to $1,781, 4 insurers |
| Complete echocardiogram with DopplerCPT 93306, listed as "US Echo 2D Comp" | $1,654 | $827 | - |
| Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with interpretationCPT 93000, listed as "EKG" | $245 | $122 | - |
| Electrocardiogram, tracing only (technical component)CPT 93005, listed as "ELECTROCARDIOGRAM TRACING" | $213 | $106 | - |
| Electrocardiogram, interpretation and report onlyCPT 93010, listed as "93010 EK EKG PRO FEE Charge" | $25.00 | $12.50 | - |
Source: Chatuge Regional Hospital's standard charges file, which the hospital dated March 23, 2026. Read on October 1, 2026. View the hospital's file (a large data file). Hospitals must publish this file under 45 CFR § 180.
List price
The hospital's full charge (its "gross charge") before any discount. Few people pay it, but it is often the starting point on a bill.
Cash price
What the hospital says it accepts from patients paying without insurance.
Insurers pay
The median of the per-service rates the hospital has negotiated with insurers, shown only when at least 3 insurers report one. Your plan's rate may differ.
How to use these numbers
Uninsured or paying yourself? You can ask Chatuge Regional Hospital to bill you its published cash price, and ask about financial assistance, which nonprofit hospitals must offer.
Insured, and the hospital is in your network? Your share should be based on your plan's negotiated rate, not the list price. If your bill or explanation of benefits shows the list price, ask the billing office why.
These figures summarize what the hospital publishes. They are not a quote, and they don't include separate physician bills.
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