States / Georgia
GA · 101 hospitals · #8 of 51 by charge gap
Hospital prices in Georgia
87 Georgia hospitals reported 129,123 Medicare inpatient stays in 2024. The median hospital charged 4.44 times what it was paid — above the national median of 4.15×, number 8 of 51. The widest gap was at Doctors Hospital (10.07×), the narrowest at Turning Point Hospital (1.44×). CMS's price-transparency list records 337 enforcement actions involving 134 Georgia hospitals.
- 1Median charge ÷ paid 4.44×
- 2Hospitals reporting 101
- 3Medicare inpatient stays 129,123
- 4Price-transparency actions 337
Most common stays in Georgia
| DRG | Stays | GA avg charge | US avg charge | GA avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with... | 16,014 | $85,396 | $90,297 | $17,147 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 9,106 | $52,781 | $56,380 | $12,005 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 3,741 | $56,349 | $59,757 | $12,110 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 3,592 | $66,006 | $70,592 | $14,774 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without... | 2,824 | $43,563 | $49,049 | $9,785 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids... | 2,499 | $56,443 | $60,293 | $12,676 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 2,479 | $76,091 | $75,821 | $13,912 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 2,448 | $36,578 | $40,705 | $8,953 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 2,415 | $46,337 | $51,326 | $10,643 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 2,343 | $32,908 | $37,821 | $8,115 |
Every hospital
| Hospital | Stays | Ratio | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Marietta | 8,238 | 5.76× | 7 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Gainesville | 7,885 | 5.46× | – |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc Atlanta | 5,535 | 4.82× | – |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Athens | 4,539 | 4.76× | 4 |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta | 4,271 | 3.19× | 4 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah | 4,079 | 5.85× | 3 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon | 3,883 | 4.84× | – |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital Augusta | 3,880 | 4.57× | 2 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett Lawrenceville | 3,791 | 5.17× | 3 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth Cumming | 3,736 | 6.92× | 4 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee Canton | 3,518 | 6.32× | 5 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital Fayetteville | 3,263 | 5.36× | 1 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc Atlanta | 3,193 | 4.14× | – |
| Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta | 2,585 | 4.4× | 4 |
| Houston Healthcare Warner Robins | 2,506 | 3.09× | – |
| Adventhealth Redmond Rome | 2,393 | 9.05× | 2 |
| Northside Hospital Atlanta | 2,379 | 5.74× | – |
| Sgmc Health Valdosta | 2,361 | 3.4× | – |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital Stockbridge | 2,354 | 4.94× | 1 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta | 2,166 | 3.72× | 2 |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta | 2,104 | 3.91× | – |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah Savannah | 2,098 | 4.75× | – |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus Brunswick | 2,090 | 2.38× | 1 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc Newnan | 1,996 | 5.28× | – |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome | 1,933 | 4.24× | 2 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Albany | 1,743 | 3.22× | 2 |
| Wellstar Cobb Medical Center Austell | 1,739 | 6.3× | 4 |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta | 1,695 | 10.07× | – |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton | 1,664 | 3.88× | – |
| Hamilton Medical Center Dalton | 1,654 | 4.68× | 1 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Columbus | 1,630 | 4.37× | 4 |
| Wellstar Paulding Medical Center Hiram | 1,598 | 7.48× | – |
| Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center Roswell | 1,512 | 6.81× | – |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek | 1,457 | 4.25× | 2 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare Columbus | 1,352 | 4.48× | – |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens | 1,317 | 3.21× | 3 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur | 1,280 | 3.89× | 4 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center Snellville | 1,262 | 5.9× | 2 |
| Piedmont Macon Medical Center Macon | 1,217 | 5.69× | 4 |
| Candler Hospital Savannah | 1,152 | 4.04× | – |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Conyers | 1,129 | 4.92× | 1 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center Cartersville | 1,109 | 6.6× | – |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Columbus | 1,104 | 5.16× | 1 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro | 1,060 | 5.83× | 4 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc Jasper | 1,029 | 4.34× | – |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange | 1,026 | 5.6× | 2 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton | 991 | 3.58× | 3 |
| Archbold Memorial Thomasville | 918 | 3.15× | 8 |
| Wellstar Spalding Medical Center Griffin | 907 | 6.62× | – |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin | 821 | 8.64× | 4 |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross | 811 | 5.97× | 4 |
| Wellstar Douglas Medical Center Douglasville | 810 | 6.58× | – |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital Covington | 700 | 4.78× | 1 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital, Inc Monroe | 690 | 5.39× | 1 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie | 620 | 2.76× | 7 |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville | 608 | 2.78× | 3 |
| Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun | 584 | 5.42× | – |
| Turning Point Hospital Moultrie | 540 | 1.44× | 1 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Vidalia | 470 | 3.96× | 4 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth Duluth | 445 | 5.62× | 2 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica | 403 | 3.35× | – |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia | 329 | 2.98× | – |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Jesup | 255 | 2.65× | 1 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital Macon | 244 | 4.25× | 1 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham Demorest | 243 | 3.82× | – |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Riverdale | 235 | 3.41× | 1 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Americus | 230 | 3.26× | 1 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas | 227 | 4.09× | – |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville | 195 | 2.5× | 1 |
| Upson Regional Medical Center Thomaston | 193 | 3.66× | 1 |
| St Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Inc Lavonia | 171 | 2.2× | – |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin Dahlonega | 147 | 3.79× | – |
| Adventhealth Murray Chatsworth | 104 | 4.13× | 2 |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa | 102 | 1.87× | 2 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele | 86 | 2.51× | 2 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow Winder | 86 | 3.57× | – |
| CHI Memorial Hospital- Georgia Fort Oglethorpe | 77 | 2.22× | 3 |
| Dodge County Hospital Eastman | 62 | 1.92× | 4 |
| Emanuel Medical Center Swainsboro | 59 | 1.69× | – |
| Burke Medical Center Waynesboro | 58 | 8.24× | – |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden Campus Saint Marys | 58 | 1.04× | – |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc Newnan | 40 | 8.45× | – |
| Piedmont Mcduffie Hospital Thomson | 29 | 1.6× | 2 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital Claxton | 28 | 4.48× | 1 |
| Donalsonville Hospital Inc Donalsonville | 20 | 1.79× | – |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge | 11 | 1.59× | 2 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville | 11 | 0.74× | 2 |
| Appling Healthcare Baxley | 0 | – | – |
| Archbold Grady Cairo | 0 | – | – |
| Arthur M Blank Hospital Atlanta | 0 | – | – |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge | 0 | – | 5 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta | 0 | – | 3 |
| Dorminy Medical Center Fitzgerald | 0 | – | 3 |
| Irwin County Hospital Ocilla | 0 | – | 1 |
| Jefferson Hospital Louisville | 0 | – | 6 |
| Sgmc Berrien Campus Nashville | 0 | – | – |
| Shepherd Center Atlanta | 0 | – | 1 |
| Southwell Medical, A Campus of Trmc Adel | 0 | – | 2 |
| Taylor Regional Hospital Hawkinsville | 0 | – | – |
| Taylor Regional Hospital Hawkinsville | 0 | – | – |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta | 0 | – | – |
Price-transparency enforcement in Georgia
97 closure notices, 95 warning notices, 83 “met requirements” findings, 60 corrective-action-plan requests, 2 civil-penalty notices — CMS's actions under the hospital price-transparency rule since 2021. See the enforcement page for what each step means.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient 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.