DRG 546 · Musculoskeletal

Connective Tissue Disorders Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals

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State average
$55,044
gross charge · DRG 546
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$7,620 – $66,646
low to high
Lowest $7,620 Highest $66,646

21 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for connective tissue disorders (DRG 546). Prices range from $7,620 to $66,646 — roughly $59,026 apart. The cheapest is Bacon County Hospital in Alma; the most expensive is Piedmont Mountainside in Jasper. The state average sits at $55,044.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of connective tissue disorders. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists connective tissue disorders at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling connective tissue disorders in Georgia, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Georgia hospitals missing from the list either don't perform connective tissue disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 546 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1
    Gross charge $7,620
    Cash pay $6,096
  2. 2

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus

    Brunswick, GA

    Gross charge $36,604
  3. 3

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus

    Saint Marys, GA

    Gross charge $36,604
  4. 4

    St. Mary's Health Care System

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $41,580
    Cash pay $27,027
  5. 5

    St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital

    Greensboro, GA

    Gross charge $41,580
    Cash pay $27,027
  6. 6

    Piedmont Augusta

    Augusta, GA

    Gross charge $58,380
    Cash pay $17,514
  7. 7

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $58,380
    Cash pay $17,514
  8. 8

    Piedmont Athens Regional

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $58,380
    Cash pay $17,514
  9. 9

    Piedmont Rockdale

    Conyers, GA

    Gross charge $58,380
    Cash pay $17,514
  10. 10

    Piedmont Henry

    Stockbridge, GA

    Gross charge $58,380
    Cash pay $17,514
  11. 11

    Piedmont Macon North

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $58,380
    Cash pay $17,514
  12. 12

    Piedmont Fayette Hospital

    Fayetteville, GA

    Gross charge $58,380
    Cash pay $17,514
  13. 13

    Piedmont Newnan

    Newnan, GA

    Gross charge $58,380
    Cash pay $17,514
  14. 14

    Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $58,380
    Cash pay $17,514
  15. 15

    Piedmont Newton Hospital

    Covington, GA

    Gross charge $66,646
    Cash pay $19,994
  16. 16

    Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

    Cartersville, GA

    Gross charge $66,646
    Cash pay $19,994
  17. 17

    Piedmont Walton

    Monroe, GA

    Gross charge $66,646
    Cash pay $19,994
  18. 18

    Piedmont Hospital, Inc

    Atlanta, GA

    Gross charge $66,646
    Cash pay $19,994
  19. 19

    Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Snellville, GA

    Gross charge $66,646
    Cash pay $19,994
  20. 20

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $66,646
    Cash pay $19,994
  21. 21

    Piedmont Mountainside

    Jasper, GA

    Gross charge $66,646
    Cash pay $19,994
  22. 22
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  23. 23

    Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center

    Rome, GA

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  24. 24

    East Georgia Regional Medical Center

    Statesboro, GA

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  25. 25

    Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Atlanta, GA

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  26. 26

    Tift Regional Medical Center

    Tifton, GA

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    Crisp Regional Hospital

    Cordele, GA

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  29. 29

    SGMC Health - Main

    Valdosta, GA

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  30. 30

    Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)

    Dublin, GA

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    Memorial Health Meadows Hospital

    Vidalia, GA

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  32. 32

    Memorial Hospital and Manor

    Bainbridge, GA

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  33. 33

    Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin

    Milledgeville, GA

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  34. 34

    Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)

    Augusta, GA

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  35. 35

    SGMC Health - Berrien

    Nashville, GA

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  36. 36

    Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia

    Ringgold, GA

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  37. 37

    Atrium Health Navicent Peach

    Byron, GA

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  40. 40

    Sgmc Health Lanier

    Lakeland, GA

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  43. 43

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville

    Gainesville, GA

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  44. 44

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham

    Demorest, GA

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  45. 45

    St. Joseph's Hospital

    Savannah, GA

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  46. 46

    Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center

    Macon, GA

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  47. 47

    Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)

    Duluth, GA

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