Emergency department visit (level 1) cost in Georgia

Prices at 61 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $231 — 11% above the US median ($208), roughly 21.0× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran, GA $40 $56 125 min 14.9%
Elbert Memorial Hospital Elberton, GA $40 $88 120 min 15.0%
St Joseph's Hospital-Savannah Savannah, GA $47 $90 ★ 2/5 206 min 14.7%
Clinch Memorial Hospital Homerville, GA $60 $114 93 min
Wills Memorial Hospital Washington, GA $80 $72 108 min 14.7%
Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA $84 $87 ★ 1/5 260 min 15.5%
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc Newnan, GA $84 $87 ★ 5/5 15.7%
Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA $88 $149 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.3%
Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA $90 79 min
Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton, GA $92 $455 107 min 15.2%
Union General Hospital Blairsville, GA $100 $85 ★ 3/5 171 min 14.7%
Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee, GA $100 $99 151 min 15.1%
Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton Carrollton, GA $103 $86 ★ 2/5 191 min 15.6%
Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA $107 $98 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.7%
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc Adel, GA $107 $80 15.0%
Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge, GA $121 $127 ★ 1/5 168 min 15.4%
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron, GA $126 $54 ★ 1/5 177 min 15.8%
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA $144 $86 ★ 3/5 146 min 15.9%
Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA $144 $78 127 min
Miller County Hospital Colquitt, GA $147 $197 80 min 15.1%
Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele, GA $147 $124 ★ 2/5 180 min 15.5%
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA $148 ★ 3/5 213 min 15.5%
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $166 $237 ★ 3/5 118 min 14.8%
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA $167 $87 ★ 2/5 184 min 15.0%
Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville, GA $167 $87 ★ 2/5 197 min 14.8%

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 June 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)
$442
Cash / self-pay
$231
Insurer-negotiated
$145
Medicare pays
$11
$84$462
Median cash $231  ·  Medicare $11  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $231 — about 21.0× the Medicare rate ($11). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($22).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $442 list price could save about $211 (48%).

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