Georgia / Tift Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 110095 · Tifton, GA · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Tift Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Tift Regional Medical Center reported 991 Medicare inpatient stays across 38 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.58 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Georgia, number 56 of 74 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.44×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 130 stays at an average charge of $59,853, 34% below the national average. It also billed 1,783 outpatient services, charging 7.12 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 991
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.58×
- 3Rank in GA (highest ratio = 1) 56 of 74
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 38 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Tift Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 1 (3%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 130 | $59,853 | -34% | $15,788 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 89 | $29,589 | -48% | $11,086 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 45 | $60,989 | -14% | $13,795 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 40 | $37,087 | -28% | $10,073 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 39 | $37,829 | -37% | $11,516 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 36 | $39,890 | -19% | $9,527 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 35 | $26,825 | -29% | $7,812 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 35 | $39,886 | -46% | $13,206 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 33 | $25,762 | -36% | $8,303 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 30 | $35,448 | -38% | $11,499 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 27 | $27,712 | -39% | $8,274 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 24 | $50,880 | -33% | $12,224 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 23 | $25,422 | -48% | $8,965 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 23 | $28,421 | -24% | $8,202 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 23 | $24,985 | -33% | $7,740 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 22 | $36,270 | -36% | $10,487 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 22 | $36,535 | -39% | $10,848 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 20 | $25,276 | -30% | $7,490 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 20 | $19,983 | -51% | $8,478 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 19 | $46,068 | -30% | $12,033 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 18 | $30,632 | -45% | $9,269 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 17 | $50,746 | -49% | $14,699 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 17 | $27,399 | -34% | $8,593 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 16 | $27,425 | -29% | $8,778 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 16 | $66,782 | -34% | $16,064 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 16 | $80,105 | -22% | $16,273 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 15 | $64,072 | -44% | $18,091 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 15 | $25,142 | -43% | $8,562 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 14 | $23,637 | -41% | $8,051 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 14 | $75,664 | -19% | $14,891 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 13 | $38,422 | -15% | $8,971 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 13 | $28,216 | -42% | $8,622 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 13 | $30,547 | -36% | $9,041 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 12 | $95,387 | -20% | $24,164 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 12 | $29,138 | -25% | $7,861 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 12 | $74,837 | +23% | $16,488 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 12 | $46,365 | -32% | $11,666 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 11 | $29,041 | -42% | $7,873 |
Outpatient services
Against the Georgia average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Tift Regional Medical Center charged $59,853 on average, 30% less than the Georgia average of $85,396, and was paid $15,788 against a state average of $17,147. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Tift Regional Medical Center charged $29,589 on average, 44% less than the Georgia average of $52,781, and was paid $11,086 against a state average of $12,005. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Tift Regional Medical Center charged $60,989 on average, 8% less than the Georgia average of $66,006, and was paid $13,795 against a state average of $14,774. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC (DRG 689), Tift Regional Medical Center charged $37,087 on average, 20% less than the Georgia average of $46,337, and was paid $10,073 against a state average of $10,643. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $14,215 was 32% below the state average of $20,900. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $4,663 was 2% below the state average of $4,740. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $16,505 was 39% below the state average of $26,927. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $60,303 was 26% below the state average of $81,545.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton, GA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2023-03-01 (CMS case 117)
- CAP Request — 2023-06-06 (CMS case 117)
- Closure Notice — 2023-09-28 (CMS case 117)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.