Becker's Hospital Review

13 CFO / FINANCE The average cash price of a hospital ultrasound in each state By Alia Paavola F lorida has the highest average cash price for an ultrasound of the abdo- men in a hospital at $2,295, and New Jersey has the lowest average cash price at $319, according to a June study from Hospital Pricing Specialists. For the study, Hospital Pricing Specialists an- alyzed pricing data from 2,078 hospitals that had machine-readable files on their websites. e analysis focused on the cash prices of ultrasounds on the abdomen, which has the Current Procedural Terminology code 76700. Here is a breakdown of the average cost of a hos- pital ultrasound of the abdomen in each state: Alabama — $860 Alaska — $897 Arizona — $1,125 Arkansas — $388 California — $1,121 Colorado — $899 Connecticut — $695 Delaware — $1,155 District of Columbia — $1,110 Florida — $2,295 Georgia — $952 Hawaii — $365 Idaho — $542 Illinois — $1,068 Indiana — $678 Iowa — $736 Kansas — $1,002 Kentucky — $640 Louisiana — $538 Maine — $716 Maryland — $434 Massachusetts — $785 Michigan — $548 Minnesota — $556 Mississippi — $525 Missouri — $803 Montana — $351 Nebraska — $843 Nevada — $1,041 New Hampshire — $565 New Jersey — $319 New Mexico — $646 New York — $676 North Carolina — $625 North Dakota — $535 Ohio — $643 Oklahoma — $507 Oregon — $478 Pennsylvania — $548 Rhode Island — $386 South Carolina — $912 South Dakota —$871 Tennessee — $719 Texas — $1,269 Utah — $462 Vermont — $773 Virginia — $1,114 Washington — $518 West Virginia — $385 Wisconsin — $679 Wyoming — $899 n Georgia health system joins Atrium Health By Alia Paavola R ome, Ga.-based Floyd Health System joined Char- lotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health, according to a July 14 news release. The organizations signed a letter of intent in November 2019 to combine. In the announcement, Floyd cited in- creased financial pressures and competition as reasons for pursuing the combination. The Georgia attorney general signed off on the deal July 12. Under the deal, Atrium pledged to invest $650 million into Floyd over the next decade. The money will go toward fa- cilities, technology and employee recruitment. "This is a historical milestone in the history of both of our organizations," said Eugene Woods, president and CEO of Atrium Health. "We look forward to making significant investments in the health of the communities served by Floyd through working with the dedicated leadership team and talented medical community to implement the latest technological advancements, achieve the best clini- cal outcomes possible and expand the breadth and depth of services we provide." With the addition of Floyd, which has three acute care hospitals, a behavioral health facility, and a primary and urgent care network, Atrium has 40 hospitals and more than 1,400 care locations in North Carolina, South Caroli- na, Alabama and Georgia. Kurt Stuenkel will remain Floyd's CEO and serve on the executive team of Atrium Health. Mr. Stuenkel will report to Mr. Woods. n

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