Kidney ultrasound (limited) cost in Georgia

Prices at 56 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $492 — 11% above the US median ($444), roughly 8.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA $96 $111 ★ 3/5 255 min
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc Adel, GA $96 $105
Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA $104 $104 ★ 1/5 265 min
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc Newnan, GA $104 $104 ★ 5/5
Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran, GA $129 $236 127 min
Clinch Memorial Hospital Homerville, GA $143 $271 94 min
Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA $174 $264 75 min
St Joseph's Hospital-Savannah Savannah, GA $217 $128 ★ 2/5 203 min
Elbert Memorial Hospital Elberton, GA $244 $391 118 min
Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge, GA $252 $258 ★ 1/5 162 min
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $253 $163 ★ 3/5 118 min
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA $262 $104 ★ 2/5 182 min
Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville, GA $262 $104 ★ 2/5 203 min
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron, GA $272 $114 ★ 1/5 173 min
Monroe County Hospital Forsyth, GA $272 $226 149 min
Wills Memorial Hospital Washington, GA $288 $260 105 min
Miller County Hospital Colquitt, GA $294 $446 85 min
Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA $311 $259 ★ 2/5 130 min
Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton Carrollton, GA $332 $107 ★ 2/5 180 min
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA $332 $107 ★ 3/5 146 min
Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA $332 126 min
Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge, GA $358 $119
Piedmont Augusta Hospital Augusta, GA $380 $426 ★ 2/5 204 min
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Columbus, GA $380 $552 ★ 2/5 157 min
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Columbus, GA $380 $213 ★ 5/5 200 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)
$985
Cash / self-pay
$492
Insurer-negotiated
$228
Medicare pays
$61
$149$932
Median cash $492  ·  Medicare $61  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $492 — about 8.1× the Medicare rate ($61). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($122).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $985 list price could save about $493 (50%).

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