Prices at 55 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $332 — 4% above the US median ($318), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Hospital | Louisville, GA | $97 | $170 | — | 99 min | — |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | Villa Rica, GA | $104 | $164 | ★ 3/5 | 146 min | — |
| Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton | Carrollton, GA | $137 | $169 | ★ 2/5 | 180 min | — |
| Higgins General Hospital | Bremen, GA | $137 | — | — | 126 min | — |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | Homerville, GA | $145 | — | — | 94 min | — |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | Augusta, GA | $166 | $217 | ★ 2/5 | 204 min | — |
| Augusta VA Medical Center | Augusta, GA | $166 | $217 | ★ 4/5 | — | — |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | Columbus, GA | $166 | $459 | ★ 2/5 | 157 min | — |
| Miller County Hospital | Colquitt, GA | $170 | $252 | — | 85 min | — |
| St Joseph's Hospital-Savannah | Savannah, GA | $186 | — | ★ 2/5 | 203 min | — |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | Atlanta, GA | $207 | $528 | ★ 4/5 | 254 min | — |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | Clayton, GA | $210 | $395 | — | 109 min | — |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | Snellville, GA | $215 | $672 | ★ 2/5 | 184 min | — |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc | Jasper, GA | $215 | $610 | ★ 4/5 | 153 min | — |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | Cordele, GA | $253 | $250 | ★ 2/5 | 194 min | — |
| CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia | Ringgold, GA | $288 | $194 | ★ 3/5 | 118 min | — |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | Gainesville, GA | $308 | — | ★ 3/5 | 232 min | — |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | Demorest, GA | $308 | — | ★ 3/5 | 151 min | — |
| Ngmc Barrow, Llc | Winder, GA | $308 | — | ★ 4/5 | 134 min | — |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | Dahlonega, GA | $308 | — | ★ 5/5 | 157 min | — |
| Monroe County Hospital | Forsyth, GA | $311 | $229 | — | 149 min | — |
| Union General Hospital | Blairsville, GA | $313 | $335 | ★ 3/5 | 165 min | — |
| Hamilton Medical Center | Dalton, GA | $328 | — | ★ 3/5 | 181 min | — |
| Stephens County Hospital | Toccoa, GA | $337 | $463 | ★ 2/5 | 130 min | — |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | Hiawassee, GA | $344 | $265 | — | 156 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)
Typical cash price here is $332 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $687 list price could save about $355 (52%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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