CA 19-9 tumor marker test cost in Georgia

Prices at 59 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $86 — 11% below the US median ($97), roughly 4.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA $20 $21 ★ 1/5 260 min 15.5%
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc Newnan, GA $20 $21 ★ 5/5 15.7%
Sgmc Health Valdosta, GA $32 $23 ★ 2/5 204 min 16.7%
Sgmc Berrien Campus Nashville, GA $32 $25 83 min
Sgmc Health Lanier Lakeland, GA $32 $21 83 min
Union General Hospital Blairsville, GA $35 $43 ★ 3/5 171 min 14.7%
Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee, GA $35 $33 151 min 15.1%
Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge, GA $37 $21
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $39 $29 ★ 3/5 118 min 14.8%
Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA $40 $27 ★ 2/5 124 min 15.3%
Hamilton Medical Center Dalton, GA $42 $31 ★ 3/5 187 min 15.3%
Clinch Memorial Hospital Homerville, GA $48 $90 93 min
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc Adel, GA $49 $32 15.0%
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA $50 $66 ★ 2/5 184 min 15.0%
Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville, GA $50 $66 ★ 2/5 197 min 14.8%
Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA $53 $34 ★ 3/5 252 min 15.7%
Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran, GA $61 $85 125 min 14.9%
Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA $66 $101 79 min
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome, GA $69 $50 ★ 2/5 154 min 15.2%
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Gainesville, GA $69 $23 ★ 3/5 226 min 14.7%
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham Demorest, GA $69 $23 ★ 3/5 157 min 15.4%
Ngmc Barrow, Llc Winder, GA $69 $23 ★ 4/5 132 min 14.9%
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin Dahlonega, GA $69 $23 ★ 5/5 162 min 14.7%
Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton Carrollton, GA $71 $21 ★ 2/5 191 min 15.6%
Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA $71 127 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 July 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)
$179
Cash / self-pay
$86
Insurer-negotiated
$30
Medicare pays
$21
$34$172
Median cash $86  ·  Medicare $21  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $86 — about 4.2× the Medicare rate ($21). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($42).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $179 list price could save about $93 (52%).

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