Drug screen (urine) cost in Georgia

Prices at 62 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 36% below the US median ($113), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Miller County Hospital Colquitt, GA $24 $19 85 min
Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee, GA $25 $36 156 min
Union General Hospital Blairsville, GA $25 $51 ★ 3/5 165 min
Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA $29 $90 75 min
Monroe County Hospital Forsyth, GA $38 $34 149 min
Clinch Memorial Hospital Homerville, GA $46 $92 94 min
Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA $47 $65 ★ 3/5 255 min
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc Adel, GA $47 $67
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Gainesville, GA $53 $18 ★ 3/5 232 min
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham Demorest, GA $53 $18 ★ 3/5 151 min
Ngmc Barrow, Llc Winder, GA $53 $18 ★ 4/5 134 min
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin Dahlonega, GA $53 $18 ★ 5/5 157 min
Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie, GA $54 $276 ★ 4/5 173 min
Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA $58 $62 ★ 2/5 130 min
Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA $62 $62 ★ 1/5 265 min
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc Newnan, GA $62 $62 ★ 5/5
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $62 $60 ★ 3/5 118 min
Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran, GA $69 $110 127 min
Piedmont Newton Hospital Covington, GA $72 $46 ★ 3/5 217 min
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center Cartersville, GA $72 $33 ★ 3/5 169 min
Piedmont Walton Hospital Monroe, GA $72 $56 ★ 4/5 142 min
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Columbus, GA $72 $47 ★ 2/5 157 min
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Athens, GA $72 $16 ★ 4/5 183 min
Piedmont Hospital, Inc Atlanta, GA $72 $46 ★ 4/5 254 min
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Conyers, GA $72 $43 ★ 3/5 222 min

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 September 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$240
Cash / self-pay
$72
Insurer-negotiated
$60
Medicare pays
$17
$46$285
Median cash $72  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $72 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $240 list price could save about $168 (70%).

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