Prices at 62 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $60 — 15% below the US median ($71), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller County Hospital | Colquitt, GA | $25 | $36 | — | 80 min | 15.1% |
| Hamilton Medical Center | Dalton, GA | $35 | $14 | ★ 3/5 | 187 min | 15.3% |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | Washington, GA | $35 | $11 | — | 108 min | 14.7% |
| St Mary's Hospital | Athens, GA | $40 | $9 | ★ 1/5 | 133 min | 14.9% |
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital | Cochran, GA | $40 | $55 | — | 125 min | 14.9% |
| Union General Hospital | Blairsville, GA | $42 | $33 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 14.7% |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | Hiawassee, GA | $42 | $31 | — | 151 min | 15.1% |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | Clayton, GA | $44 | $82 | — | 107 min | 15.2% |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | Macon, GA | $45 | $58 | ★ 2/5 | 184 min | 15.0% |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | Milledgeville, GA | $45 | $58 | ★ 2/5 | 197 min | 14.8% |
| Warm Springs Medical Center | Warm Springs, GA | $45 | $69 | — | 79 min | — |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | Homerville, GA | $46 | $82 | — | 93 min | — |
| Elbert Memorial Hospital | Elberton, GA | $52 | $34 | — | 120 min | 15.0% |
| CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia | Ringgold, GA | $52 | $13 | ★ 3/5 | 118 min | 14.8% |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | Byron, GA | $53 | $58 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | 15.8% |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Tifton, GA | $56 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | 15.7% |
| Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton | Carrollton, GA | $56 | $9 | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | 15.6% |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | Villa Rica, GA | $56 | $9 | ★ 3/5 | 146 min | 15.9% |
| Higgins General Hospital | Bremen, GA | $56 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | Covington, GA | $60 | $12 | ★ 3/5 | 214 min | 14.8% |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | Augusta, GA | $60 | $25 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | 15.0% |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | Cartersville, GA | $60 | $14 | ★ 3/5 | 168 min | 15.6% |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | Monroe, GA | $60 | $93 | ★ 4/5 | 137 min | 15.5% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | Columbus, GA | $60 | $22 | ★ 2/5 | 161 min | 14.8% |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | Athens, GA | $60 | $12 | ★ 4/5 | 183 min | 15.5% |
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)
Typical cash price here is $60 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($9). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($18).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $177 list price could save about $116 (66%).
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