Prices at 58 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $119 — 28% above the US median ($93), roughly 14.1× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens County Hospital | Toccoa, GA | $21 | $11 | ★ 2/5 | 124 min | 15.3% |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Tifton, GA | $23 | $8 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | 15.7% |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | Washington, GA | $33 | $11 | — | 108 min | 14.7% |
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital | Cochran, GA | $36 | $47 | — | 125 min | 14.9% |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc | Adel, GA | $39 | $11 | — | — | 15.0% |
| Union General Hospital | Blairsville, GA | $41 | $24 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 14.7% |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | Hiawassee, GA | $41 | $31 | — | 151 min | 15.1% |
| Sgmc Berrien Campus | Nashville, GA | $42 | $10 | — | 83 min | — |
| Sgmc Health | Valdosta, GA | $45 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | 16.7% |
| Sgmc Health Lanier | Lakeland, GA | $47 | $9 | — | 83 min | — |
| Optim Medical Center-Screven | Sylvania, GA | $48 | $9 | — | 87 min | — |
| Warm Springs Medical Center | Warm Springs, GA | $49 | $74 | — | 79 min | — |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | Clayton, GA | $50 | $94 | — | 107 min | 15.2% |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | Macon, GA | $53 | $61 | ★ 2/5 | 184 min | 15.0% |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | Milledgeville, GA | $53 | $61 | ★ 2/5 | 197 min | 14.8% |
| Monroe County Hospital | Forsyth, GA | $56 | $11 | — | 150 min | 15.2% |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | Homerville, GA | $56 | $107 | — | 93 min | — |
| Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton | Carrollton, GA | $72 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | 15.6% |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | Villa Rica, GA | $72 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 146 min | 15.9% |
| Higgins General Hospital | Bremen, GA | $72 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | Byron, GA | $73 | $74 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | 15.8% |
| Miller County Hospital | Colquitt, GA | $73 | $101 | — | 80 min | 15.1% |
| Optim Medical Center-Tattnall | Reidsville, GA | $93 | — | — | 68 min | 15.2% |
| CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia | Ringgold, GA | $105 | $12 | ★ 3/5 | 118 min | 14.8% |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | Gainesville, GA | $119 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 226 min | 14.7% |
CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.
Price comparison (median)
Typical cash price here is $119 — about 14.1× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($17).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $186 list price could save about $67 (36%).
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