Emergency department visit (level 5) cost in Georgia

Prices at 62 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $895 — 36% below the US median ($1,406), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran, GA $209 $253 125 min 14.9%
Clinch Memorial Hospital Homerville, GA $260 $494 93 min
Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA $325 $597 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.3%
St Joseph's Hospital-Savannah Savannah, GA $393 $639 ★ 2/5 206 min 14.7%
Elbert Memorial Hospital Elberton, GA $460 $505 120 min 15.0%
Miller County Hospital Colquitt, GA $515 $781 80 min 15.1%
Union General Hospital Blairsville, GA $534 $597 ★ 3/5 171 min 14.7%
Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee, GA $534 $566 151 min 15.1%
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron, GA $574 $294 ★ 1/5 177 min 15.8%
Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA $594 $612 ★ 1/5 260 min 15.5%
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc Newnan, GA $594 $612 ★ 5/5 15.7%
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc Adel, GA $611 $585 15.0%
Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA $625 79 min
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA $639 ★ 3/5 213 min 15.5%
Wills Memorial Hospital Washington, GA $651 $586 108 min 14.7%
Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton, GA $659 $952 107 min 15.2%
Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA $693 $606 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.7%
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA $760 $597 ★ 2/5 184 min 15.0%
Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville, GA $760 $597 ★ 2/5 197 min 14.8%
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $790 $1,222 ★ 3/5 118 min 14.8%
Monroe County Hospital Forsyth, GA $825 $456 150 min 15.2%
Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton Carrollton, GA $853 $612 ★ 2/5 191 min 15.6%
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA $853 $612 ★ 3/5 146 min 15.9%
Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA $853 $1,056 127 min
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Gainesville, GA $885 $601 ★ 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 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)
$2,132
Cash / self-pay
$895
Insurer-negotiated
$667
Medicare pays
$171
$530$3,227
Median cash $895  ·  Medicare $171  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $895 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($171). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($343).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $2,132 list price could save about $1,237 (58%).

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