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Georgia Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 113 Georgia hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Above Fair Market · Negotiate
1.07×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair Price+7% Above Fair Price 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 113 Georgia hospitals, typical commercial prices average +7% above the U.S. fair price (1.07×) after accounting for local wages.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Georgia Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Georgia, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.113 Hospitals · 134 Procedures
Hospitals Priced113 in GATotal hospitals in Georgia with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.6× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Georgia hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in GA0.66× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Georgia: Candler County Hospital (Metter) at 0.66× fair market price.

Most affordable Georgia hospital: Candler County Hospital (Metter) at 0.66× the fair price (34% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint113 Georgia Hospitals Analyzed

Georgia Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 113 reporting hospitals and 134 shoppable procedures in Georgia, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 1.07× the U.S. fair price average (1.6× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 3.8× across the state — from 0.66× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 2.50× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 1.07× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.6× Medicare
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Best Value in Georgia (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Georgia: Candler County Hospital (Metter) prices care at 0.66× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include Miller County Hospital (Colquitt, 0.67× fair) and Candler Hospital (0.76× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Georgia hospitals (Q25) charge 0.93× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Georgia must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
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Where Georgia Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Georgia facilities reach 4.3× Medicare (Piedmont Macon North Hospital in Macon, Clinch Memorial Hospital).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 3.8× between the lowest-priced (0.66×) and highest-priced (2.50×) hospitals in Georgia.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable GA Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.66× – 0.93× Fair

Led by Candler County Hospital (Metter) at 0.66× fair price.

Typical Georgia Hospital (State Median)1.6× Medicare
1.20× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 113 Georgia hospitals.

Highest-Markup GA Hospitals (Top 25%)3.8× State Spread
1.42× – 2.50× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Georgia hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Georgia County Price & Affordability Heatmap 83 of 159 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Georgia County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 159 counties in Georgia

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Fulton County7hosps
1.17× Fair
Income $91k
Richmond County3hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $53k
Bibb County3hosps
1.29× Fair
Income $51k
Chatham County2hosps
0.98× Fair
Income $70k
Carroll County2hosps
1.02× Fair
Income $72k
Gwinnett County2hosps
1.37× Fair
Income $85k
Cobb County2hosps
1.42× Fair
Income $99k
Muscogee County2hosps
2.02× Fair
Income $57k
Candler County1hosp
0.66× Fair
Income $50k
Miller County1hosp
0.67× Fair
Income $58k
Emanuel County1hosp
0.81× Fair
Income $50k
Baldwin County1hosp
0.83× Fair
Income $55k
Clayton County1hosp
0.84× Fair
Income $59k
Camden County1hosp
0.84× Fair
Income $72k
Peach County1hosp
0.84× Fair
Income $68k
Glynn County1hosp
0.85× Fair
Income $69k
DeKalb County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $78k
Coffee County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $50k
Screven County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $53k
Lanier County1hosp
0.87× Fair
Income $44k
Lowndes County1hosp
0.92× Fair
Income $56k
Barrow County1hosp
0.92× Fair
Income $77k
Lumpkin County1hosp
0.92× Fair
Income $72k
Houston County1hosp
0.93× Fair
Income $81k
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 159 total in Georgia

All Hospitals in Georgia (113)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Georgia (134)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Georgia price. Search any procedure below.

Browse Georgia by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each Georgia regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Georgia

Across the 116 Georgia hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Aetna 97 of 116 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 96 of 116 hospitals
Blue Cross Blue Shield 95 of 116 hospitals
Cigna 93 of 116 hospitals
Humana 82 of 116 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 33 of 116 hospitals

Also negotiating in Georgia: CareSource (76) · Ambetter (Centene) (71) · WellCare (46) · Clover Health (44) · Amerigroup (41) · Oscar Health (27).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →