Ear & Upper Respiratory Infections Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals
Middle-ear infections and upper airway infections, such as severe sinus or throat infections, that need inpatient care. The stay usually involves antibiotics or other medication, fluids, and monitoring.
State average
$25,090
gross charge · DRG 153
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$4,877 – $35,628
low to high
Data notes for Georgia
- The lowest published charge ($4,877 at Bacon County Hospital) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Bacon County Hospital
Alma, GA
Gross charge $4,877Cash pay $3,902 - 2
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus
Brunswick, GA
Gross charge $7,909 - 3
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus
Saint Marys, GA
Gross charge $7,909 - 4
St. Mary's Health Care System
Athens, GA
Gross charge $13,970Cash pay $9,081 - 5
St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital
Greensboro, GA
Gross charge $13,970Cash pay $9,081 - 6
Piedmont Augusta
Augusta, GA
Gross charge $27,849Cash pay $8,355 - 7
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $27,849Cash pay $8,355 - 8
Piedmont Athens Regional
Athens, GA
Gross charge $27,849Cash pay $8,355 - 9
Piedmont Rockdale
Conyers, GA
Gross charge $27,849Cash pay $8,355 - 10
Piedmont Henry
Stockbridge, GA
Gross charge $27,849Cash pay $8,355 - 11
Piedmont Macon North
Macon, GA
Gross charge $27,849Cash pay $8,355 - 12
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Fayetteville, GA
Gross charge $27,849Cash pay $8,355 - 13
Piedmont Newnan
Newnan, GA
Gross charge $27,849Cash pay $8,355 - 14
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba
Macon, GA
Gross charge $27,849Cash pay $8,355 - 15
Piedmont Newton Hospital
Covington, GA
Gross charge $29,992Cash pay $8,998 - 16
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Cartersville, GA
Gross charge $29,992Cash pay $8,998 - 17
Piedmont Walton
Monroe, GA
Gross charge $29,992Cash pay $8,998 - 18
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge $29,992Cash pay $8,998 - 19
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)
Snellville, GA
Gross charge $29,992Cash pay $8,998 - 20
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $29,992Cash pay $8,998 - 21
Piedmont Mountainside
Jasper, GA
Gross charge $29,992Cash pay $8,998 - 22
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Jesup, GA
Gross charge $32,219Cash pay $25,775 - 23
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc
Douglas, GA
Gross charge $35,628Cash pay $24,227 - 24Gross charge —
- 25
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
Rome, GA
Gross charge — - 26
East Georgia Regional Medical Center
Statesboro, GA
Gross charge — - 27
Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge — - 28
Tift Regional Medical Center
Tifton, GA
Gross charge — - 29
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc
Adel, GA
Gross charge — - 30
Crisp Regional Hospital
Cordele, GA
Gross charge — - 31
SGMC Health - Main
Valdosta, GA
Gross charge — - 32
Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)
Dublin, GA
Gross charge — - 33
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
Vidalia, GA
Gross charge — - 34
Memorial Hospital and Manor
Bainbridge, GA
Gross charge — - 35
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin
Milledgeville, GA
Gross charge — - 36
Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)
Augusta, GA
Gross charge — - 37
SGMC Health - Berrien
Nashville, GA
Gross charge — - 38
Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia
Ringgold, GA
Gross charge — - 39
Atrium Health Navicent Peach
Byron, GA
Gross charge — - 40
Optim Medical Center – Screven
Sylvania, GA
Gross charge — - 41
Optim Medical Center-Tattnall
Reidsville, GA
Gross charge — - 42
Sgmc Health Lanier
Lakeland, 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 — - 45
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
Gross charge — - 46
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham
Demorest, GA
Gross charge — - 47
St. Joseph's Hospital
Savannah, GA
Gross charge — - 48Gross charge —
- 49
Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)
Duluth, GA
Gross charge —
23 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for ear & upper respiratory infections (DRG 153). Prices range from $4,877 to $35,628 — roughly $30,751 apart. The cheapest is Bacon County Hospital in Alma; the most expensive is Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc in Douglas. The state average sits at $25,090.
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 ear & upper respiratory infections 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 ear & upper respiratory infections 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 ear & upper respiratory infections in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 153 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.