COPD Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with major comorbidities.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for copd. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient room and respiratory monitoring
- Oxygen therapy and (if needed) BiPAP or ventilator support
- IV steroids, antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments
- Chest imaging and routine labs during admission
Usually billed separately
- Pulmonologist and hospitalist professional fees
- Outpatient pulmonary rehab program
- Home oxygen equipment after discharge
- Long-term inhaler maintenance medications
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does copd best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
COPD Mortality (30-day)
How often patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation survive 30 days.
COPD Readmissions
COPD is among the most-readmitted conditions. Strong discharge planning and pulmonary rehab referral lower this.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For copd, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For advanced COPD with frequent exacerbations, a hospital with a strong outpatient pulmonary program may be worth paying more for.
- For patients being considered for lung volume reduction surgery or transplant, an academic medical center is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Is home oxygen prescribed, and is the supplier in my insurance network?
- Is there a pulmonary rehab program available after discharge?
- Will any of my physicians be out-of-network?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Elbert Memorial Hospital
Elberton, GA
Gross charge $6,923Cash pay $2,769 - 2
Bacon County Hospital
Alma, GA
Gross charge $7,318Cash pay $5,854 - 3
Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
Carrollton, GA
Gross charge $13,367Cash pay $8,020Medicare pays (avg) $8,165 - 4
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica
Villa Rica, GA
Gross charge $13,367Cash pay $8,020Medicare pays (avg) $10,035 - 5
Higgins General Hospital
Bremen, GA
Gross charge $13,367Cash pay $8,020 - 6
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus
Brunswick, GA
Gross charge $26,203Medicare pays (avg) $8,572 - 7
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus
Saint Marys, GA
Gross charge $26,203 - 8
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc
Douglas, GA
Gross charge $26,369Cash pay $17,931 - 9
St. Mary's Health Care System
Athens, GA
Gross charge $29,272Cash pay $19,027Medicare pays (avg) $7,306 - 10
St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital
Greensboro, GA
Gross charge $29,272Cash pay $19,027 - 11
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Jesup, GA
Gross charge $34,496Cash pay $27,597 - 12
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba
Macon, GA
Gross charge $40,540Cash pay $12,162Medicare pays (avg) $7,176 - 13
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $43,684Cash pay $13,105Medicare pays (avg) $8,159 - 14
Piedmont Athens Regional
Athens, GA
Gross charge $43,684Cash pay $13,105Medicare pays (avg) $8,632 - 15
Piedmont Rockdale
Conyers, GA
Gross charge $43,684Cash pay $13,105Medicare pays (avg) $8,777 - 16
Piedmont Henry
Stockbridge, GA
Gross charge $43,684Cash pay $13,105Medicare pays (avg) $7,740 - 17
Piedmont Macon North
Macon, GA
Gross charge $43,684Cash pay $13,105 - 18
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Fayetteville, GA
Gross charge $43,684Cash pay $13,105Medicare pays (avg) $6,947 - 19
Piedmont Newnan
Newnan, GA
Gross charge $43,684Cash pay $13,105Medicare pays (avg) $7,748 - 20
Piedmont Newton Hospital
Covington, GA
Gross charge $51,370Cash pay $15,411Medicare pays (avg) $8,444 - 21
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Cartersville, GA
Gross charge $51,370Cash pay $15,411Medicare pays (avg) $6,910 - 22
Piedmont Walton
Monroe, GA
Gross charge $51,370Cash pay $15,411Medicare pays (avg) $7,497 - 23
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge $51,370Cash pay $15,411Medicare pays (avg) $6,802 - 24
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)
Snellville, GA
Gross charge $51,370Cash pay $15,411Medicare pays (avg) $7,950 - 25
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $51,370Cash pay $15,411Medicare pays (avg) $5,150 - 26
Piedmont Mountainside
Jasper, GA
Gross charge $51,370Cash pay $15,411Medicare pays (avg) $7,476 - 27
Jasper Memorial Hospital
Monticello, GA
Gross charge $52,600Cash pay $42,080 - 28
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
Rome, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,196 - 29
East Georgia Regional Medical Center
Statesboro, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,836 - 30
Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,594 - 31
Tift Regional Medical Center
Tifton, GA
Gross charge — - 32
Crisp Regional Hospital
Cordele, GA
Gross charge — - 33
SGMC Health - Main
Valdosta, GA
Gross charge — - 34
Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)
Dublin, GA
Gross charge — - 35
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
Vidalia, GA
Gross charge — - 36
Memorial Hospital and Manor
Bainbridge, GA
Gross charge — - 37
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin
Milledgeville, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,092 - 38
Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)
Augusta, GA
Gross charge — - 39
Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia
Ringgold, GA
Gross charge — - 40
Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)
Duluth, GA
Gross charge — - 41
Atrium Health Navicent Peach
Byron, GA
Gross charge — - 42
Optim Medical Center-Tattnall
Reidsville, GA
Gross charge — - 43
Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center
Cedartown, GA
Gross charge — - 44
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Albany, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,343 - 45
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,980 - 46
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham
Demorest, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,465 - 47
St. Joseph's Hospital
Savannah, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,567 - 48
Union General Hospital
Blairsville, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,521 - 49Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,807
- 50
SGMC Health - Berrien
Nashville, GA
Gross charge — - 51
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc
Adel, GA
Gross charge —
27 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for copd (DRG 190). Prices range from $6,923 to $52,600 — roughly $45,677 apart. The cheapest is Elbert Memorial Hospital in Elberton; the most expensive is Jasper Memorial Hospital in Monticello. The state average sits at $36,470.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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 copd at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent copd admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
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 copd in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 190 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.