DRG 181 · Respiratory

Lung Cancer & Chest Tumors Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals

A hospital stay for cancer or tumors of the lung or airways, often to manage symptoms like breathing trouble, fluid buildup, or infection. Care can include oxygen, medications, and procedures to ease breathing.

State average
$49,061
gross charge · DRG 181
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$7,076 – $68,172
low to high
Lowest $7,076 Highest $68,172

24 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for lung cancer & chest tumors (DRG 181). Prices range from $7,076 to $68,172 — roughly $61,096 apart. The cheapest is Bacon County Hospital in Alma; the most expensive is Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba in Macon. The state average sits at $49,061.

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 lung cancer & chest tumors 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 lung cancer & chest tumors 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 lung cancer & chest tumors in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 181 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 $7,076
    Cash pay $5,660
  2. 2

    Jasper Memorial Hospital

    Monticello, GA

    Gross charge $7,965
    Cash pay $6,372
  3. 3

    Wayne Memorial Hospital

    Jesup, GA

    Gross charge $9,696
    Cash pay $7,757
  4. 4

    Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc

    Douglas, GA

    Gross charge $12,630
    Cash pay $8,588
  5. 5

    St. Mary's Health Care System

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $18,371
    Cash pay $11,941
  6. 6

    St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital

    Greensboro, GA

    Gross charge $18,371
    Cash pay $11,941
  7. 7

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus

    Brunswick, GA

    Gross charge $28,047
  8. 8

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus

    Saint Marys, GA

    Gross charge $28,047
  9. 9

    Piedmont Newton Hospital

    Covington, GA

    Gross charge $61,959
    Cash pay $18,588
  10. 10

    Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

    Cartersville, GA

    Gross charge $61,959
    Cash pay $18,588
  11. 11

    Piedmont Walton

    Monroe, GA

    Gross charge $61,959
    Cash pay $18,588
  12. 12

    Piedmont Hospital, Inc

    Atlanta, GA

    Gross charge $61,959
    Cash pay $18,588
  13. 13

    Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Snellville, GA

    Gross charge $61,959
    Cash pay $18,588
  14. 14

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $61,959
    Cash pay $18,588
  15. 15

    Piedmont Mountainside

    Jasper, GA

    Gross charge $61,959
    Cash pay $18,588
  16. 16

    Piedmont Augusta

    Augusta, GA

    Gross charge $68,172
    Cash pay $20,451
  17. 17

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $68,172
    Cash pay $20,451
  18. 18

    Piedmont Athens Regional

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $68,172
    Cash pay $20,451
  19. 19

    Piedmont Rockdale

    Conyers, GA

    Gross charge $68,172
    Cash pay $20,451
  20. 20

    Piedmont Henry

    Stockbridge, GA

    Gross charge $68,172
    Cash pay $20,451
  21. 21

    Piedmont Macon North

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $68,172
    Cash pay $20,451
  22. 22

    Piedmont Fayette Hospital

    Fayetteville, GA

    Gross charge $68,172
    Cash pay $20,451
  23. 23

    Piedmont Newnan

    Newnan, GA

    Gross charge $68,172
    Cash pay $20,451
  24. 24

    Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $68,172
    Cash pay $20,451
  25. 25
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    Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center

    Rome, GA

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  27. 27

    East Georgia Regional Medical Center

    Statesboro, GA

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Atlanta, GA

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  29. 29

    Tift Regional Medical Center

    Tifton, GA

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  31. 31

    Crisp Regional Hospital

    Cordele, GA

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  32. 32

    SGMC Health - Main

    Valdosta, GA

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  33. 33

    Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)

    Dublin, GA

    Gross charge
  34. 34

    Memorial Health Meadows Hospital

    Vidalia, GA

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  35. 35

    Memorial Hospital and Manor

    Bainbridge, GA

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  36. 36

    Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin

    Milledgeville, GA

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  37. 37

    Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)

    Augusta, GA

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  38. 38

    SGMC Health - Berrien

    Nashville, GA

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  39. 39

    Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia

    Ringgold, GA

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  40. 40

    Atrium Health Navicent Peach

    Byron, GA

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  43. 43

    Sgmc Health Lanier

    Lakeland, GA

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  44. 44
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  46. 46

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville

    Gainesville, GA

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  47. 47

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham

    Demorest, GA

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  48. 48

    St. Joseph's Hospital

    Savannah, GA

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  49. 49

    Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center

    Macon, GA

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  50. 50

    Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)

    Duluth, GA

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