Skin biopsy cost in Georgia

Prices at 54 hospitals in Georgia, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $650 — 70% above the US median ($383), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Wills Memorial Hospital Washington, GA $210 $471 105 min
Tanner Medical Center-Carrollton Carrollton, GA $216 $426 ★ 2/5 180 min
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA $233 $446 ★ 3/5 146 min
Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA $233 126 min
Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton, GA $235 $305 ★ 3/5 255 min
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc Adel, GA $235 $299
Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron, GA $251 $296 ★ 1/5 173 min
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon, GA $254 $390 ★ 2/5 182 min
Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville, GA $254 $390 ★ 2/5 203 min
CHI Memorial Hospital-Georgia Ringgold, GA $258 $479 ★ 3/5 118 min
Stephens County Hospital Toccoa, GA $275 $366 ★ 2/5 130 min
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome, GA $331 $423 ★ 2/5 146 min
Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge, GA $363 $371 ★ 1/5 162 min
St Joseph's Hospital-Savannah Savannah, GA $393 $1,005 ★ 2/5 203 min
Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale, GA $405 $568 ★ 1/5 265 min
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc Newnan, GA $405 $568 ★ 5/5
Miller County Hospital Colquitt, GA $431 $637 85 min
Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie, GA $467 $496 ★ 4/5 173 min
Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele, GA $503 $621 ★ 2/5 194 min
Hamilton Medical Center Dalton, GA $522 $4,448 ★ 3/5 181 min
St Mary's Hospital Athens, GA $631 $55 ★ 1/5 130 min
Piedmont Augusta Hospital Augusta, GA $650 $1,043 ★ 2/5 204 min
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Columbus, GA $650 $1,496 ★ 2/5 157 min
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Columbus, GA $650 $1,729 ★ 5/5 200 min
Augusta VA Medical Center Augusta, GA $650 $1,043 ★ 4/5

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 September 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)
$888
Cash / self-pay
$650
Insurer-negotiated
$637
Medicare pays
$121
$233$1,026
Median cash $650  ·  Medicare $121  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $650 — about 5.4× the Medicare rate ($121). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($242).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $888 list price could save about $238 (27%).

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