Prices at 62 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $316 — 7% below the US median ($340), roughly 6.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital | Cochran, GA | $61 | $102 | — | 125 min | 14.9% |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Tifton, GA | $84 | $107 | ★ 3/5 | 252 min | 15.7% |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc | Adel, GA | $85 | $97 | — | — | 15.0% |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | Riverdale, GA | $104 | $104 | ★ 1/5 | 260 min | 15.5% |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc | Newnan, GA | $104 | $104 | ★ 5/5 | — | 15.7% |
| Miller County Hospital | Colquitt, GA | $119 | $158 | — | 80 min | 15.1% |
| Warm Springs Medical Center | Warm Springs, GA | $124 | — | — | 79 min | — |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | Byron, GA | $126 | $54 | ★ 1/5 | 177 min | 15.8% |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | Clayton, GA | $138 | $241 | — | 107 min | 15.2% |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | Homerville, GA | $138 | $239 | — | 93 min | — |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | Macon, GA | $151 | $73 | ★ 2/5 | 184 min | 15.0% |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | Milledgeville, GA | $151 | $73 | ★ 2/5 | 197 min | 14.8% |
| Stephens County Hospital | Toccoa, GA | $163 | $199 | ★ 2/5 | 124 min | 15.3% |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | Washington, GA | $185 | $185 | — | 108 min | 14.7% |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | Hiawassee, GA | $221 | $229 | — | 151 min | 15.1% |
| Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton | Carrollton, GA | $228 | $107 | ★ 2/5 | 191 min | 15.6% |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | Villa Rica, GA | $228 | $107 | ★ 3/5 | 146 min | 15.9% |
| Higgins General Hospital | Bremen, GA | $228 | — | — | 127 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital-Savannah | Savannah, GA | $263 | $128 | ★ 2/5 | 206 min | 14.7% |
| Union General Hospital | Blairsville, GA | $265 | $206 | ★ 3/5 | 171 min | 14.7% |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | Cordele, GA | $293 | $153 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | 15.5% |
| Sgmc Health | Valdosta, GA | $308 | $100 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | 16.7% |
| Sgmc Berrien Campus | Nashville, GA | $308 | $109 | — | 83 min | — |
| Sgmc Health Lanier | Lakeland, GA | $308 | $93 | — | 83 min | — |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | Augusta, GA | $309 | $262 | ★ 2/5 | 212 min | 15.0% |
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 $316 — about 6.7× the Medicare rate ($47). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($94).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $834 list price could save about $517 (62%).
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