Lung function test (PFT) cost in Georgia

Prices at 60 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $313 — 8% below the US median ($341), roughly 8.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Miller County Hospital Colquitt, GA $94 $119 — 85 min —
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc Adel, GA $98 $143 — — —
Clinch Memorial Hospital Homerville, GA $106 $455 — 94 min —
Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA $114 $152 ★ 3/5 255 min —
Sgmc Health Valdosta, GA $125 $235 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Sgmc Berrien Campus Nashville, GA $125 $282 — 92 min —
Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA $137 $2,941 — 126 min —
Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs, GA $138 $190 — 75 min —
St Joseph's Hospital-Savannah Savannah, GA $146 $338 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton Carrollton, GA $149 $372 ★ 2/5 180 min —
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA $149 $372 ★ 3/5 146 min —
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron, GA $152 $44 ★ 1/5 173 min —
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA $163 $64 ★ 2/5 182 min —
Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville, GA $163 $64 ★ 2/5 203 min —
Wills Memorial Hospital Washington, GA $194 $218 — 105 min —
Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA $212 $195 ★ 2/5 130 min —
Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele, GA $219 $330 ★ 2/5 194 min —
Piedmont Augusta Hospital Augusta, GA $241 $383 ★ 2/5 204 min —
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Columbus, GA $241 $464 ★ 2/5 157 min —
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Columbus, GA $241 $445 ★ 5/5 200 min —
Augusta VA Medical Center Augusta, GA $241 $383 ★ 4/5 — —
Union General Hospital Blairsville, GA $254 $259 ★ 3/5 165 min —
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $258 $290 ★ 3/5 118 min —
Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton, GA $269 $335 — 109 min —
Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee, GA $274 $290 — 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)

Chargemaster (list price)
$804
Cash / self-pay
$313
Insurer-negotiated
$355
Medicare pays
$37
$133$645
Median cash $313  ·  Medicare $37  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $313 — about 8.6× the Medicare rate ($37). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($73).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $804 list price could save about $491 (61%).

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