Prices at 28 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $3,147 — 9% below the US median ($3,440), roughly 5.0× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc | Adel, GA | $1,240 | $2,101 | — | — | 15.0% |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | Moultrie, GA | $1,843 | $1,843 | ★ 4/5 | 164 min | 16.3% |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Tifton, GA | $2,070 | $2,656 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | 15.7% |
| CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia | Ringgold, GA | $2,739 | $2,687 | ★ 3/5 | 118 min | 14.8% |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | Riverdale, GA | $2,899 | $2,899 | ★ 1/5 | 260 min | 15.5% |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc | Newnan, GA | $2,899 | $2,899 | ★ 5/5 | — | 15.7% |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | Clayton, GA | $3,147 | $6,088 | — | 107 min | 15.2% |
| Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton | Carrollton, GA | $3,943 | $2,986 | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | 15.6% |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | Villa Rica, GA | $5,255 | $2,986 | ★ 3/5 | 146 min | 15.9% |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc | Douglas, GA | $11,552 | — | ★ 3/5 | 213 min | 15.5% |
| Optim Medical Center-Screven | Sylvania, GA | $23,258 | $2,571 | — | 87 min | — |
| Optim Medical Center-Tattnall | Reidsville, GA | $23,258 | $1,259 | — | 68 min | 15.2% |
| St Mary's Hospital | Athens, GA | $24,294 | $21,572 | ★ 1/5 | 133 min | 14.9% |
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 $3,147 — about 5.0× the Medicare rate ($632). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($1,264).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $9,859 list price could save about $6,712 (68%).
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