Flu test cost in Georgia

Prices at 59 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $72 — 17% above the US median ($62), roughly 4.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Union General Hospital Blairsville, GA $14 $17 ★ 3/5 165 min —
Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee, GA $14 $18 — 156 min —
Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA $16 $17 ★ 3/5 255 min —
Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA $16 $17 ★ 1/5 265 min —
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc Newnan, GA $16 $17 ★ 5/5 — —
Miller County Hospital Colquitt, GA $20 $32 — 85 min —
Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton, GA $20 $38 — 109 min —
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc Adel, GA $21 $17 — — —
Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran, GA $31 $40 — 127 min —
Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge, GA $33 $15 — — —
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron, GA $34 $40 ★ 1/5 173 min —
Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton Carrollton, GA $35 $17 ★ 2/5 180 min —
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA $35 $17 ★ 3/5 146 min —
Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA $35 — — 126 min —
St Joseph's Hospital-Savannah Savannah, GA $44 $20 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele, GA $45 $26 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie, GA $48 $48 ★ 4/5 173 min —
Wills Memorial Hospital Washington, GA $53 $17 — 105 min —
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA $53 $61 ★ 2/5 182 min —
Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville, GA $53 $61 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Sgmc Health Valdosta, GA $56 $18 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Sgmc Berrien Campus Nashville, GA $56 $20 — 92 min —
Sgmc Health Lanier Lakeland, GA $56 $17 — 84 min —
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $57 $18 ★ 3/5 118 min —
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA $63 — ★ 3/5 215 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 October 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)
$121
Cash / self-pay
$72
Insurer-negotiated
$34
Medicare pays
$17
$17$176
Median cash $72  ·  Medicare $17  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $72 — about 4.4× the Medicare rate ($17). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($33).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $121 list price could save about $49 (40%).

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