Major Chest Surgery Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals
Major surgery inside the chest, most often removing part of a lung for cancer or other disease, in patients with serious complicating conditions. Recovery typically involves chest tubes, breathing exercises, and several days in the hospital.
State average
$133,464
gross charge · DRG 163
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$29,609 – $164,048
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Bacon County Hospital
Alma, GA
Gross charge $29,609Cash pay $23,687 - 2
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus
Brunswick, GA
Gross charge $57,986 - 3
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus
Saint Marys, GA
Gross charge $57,986 - 4
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc
Douglas, GA
Gross charge $79,949Cash pay $54,365 - 5
St. Mary's Health Care System
Athens, GA
Gross charge $95,100Cash pay $61,815 - 6
St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital
Greensboro, GA
Gross charge $95,100Cash pay $61,815 - 7
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $154,601Cash pay $46,380Medicare pays (avg) $24,111 - 8
Piedmont Athens Regional
Athens, GA
Gross charge $154,601Cash pay $46,380Medicare pays (avg) $33,331 - 9
Piedmont Rockdale
Conyers, GA
Gross charge $154,601Cash pay $46,380 - 10
Piedmont Henry
Stockbridge, GA
Gross charge $154,601Cash pay $46,380 - 11
Piedmont Macon North
Macon, GA
Gross charge $154,601Cash pay $46,380 - 12
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Fayetteville, GA
Gross charge $154,601Cash pay $46,380 - 13
Piedmont Newnan
Newnan, GA
Gross charge $154,601Cash pay $46,380 - 14
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba
Macon, GA
Gross charge $156,478Cash pay $46,944 - 15
Piedmont Newton Hospital
Covington, GA
Gross charge $164,048Cash pay $49,214 - 16
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Cartersville, GA
Gross charge $164,048Cash pay $49,214 - 17
Piedmont Walton
Monroe, GA
Gross charge $164,048Cash pay $49,214 - 18
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge $164,048Cash pay $49,214Medicare pays (avg) $29,451 - 19
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)
Snellville, GA
Gross charge $164,048Cash pay $49,214 - 20
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $164,048Cash pay $49,214 - 21
Piedmont Mountainside
Jasper, GA
Gross charge $164,048Cash pay $49,214 - 22
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
Rome, GA
Gross charge — - 23
East Georgia Regional Medical Center
Statesboro, GA
Gross charge — - 24
Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge — - 25
Tift Regional Medical Center
Tifton, GA
Gross charge — - 26
Crisp Regional Hospital
Cordele, GA
Gross charge — - 27
SGMC Health - Main
Valdosta, GA
Gross charge — - 28
Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)
Dublin, GA
Gross charge — - 29
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
Vidalia, GA
Gross charge — - 30
Memorial Hospital and Manor
Bainbridge, GA
Gross charge — - 31
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin
Milledgeville, GA
Gross charge — - 32
Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)
Augusta, GA
Gross charge — - 33
Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia
Ringgold, GA
Gross charge — - 34
Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)
Duluth, GA
Gross charge — - 35
Atrium Health Navicent Peach
Byron, GA
Gross charge — - 36
Optim Medical Center-Tattnall
Reidsville, GA
Gross charge — - 37
Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center
Cedartown, GA
Gross charge — - 38
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Albany, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,312 - 39
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
Gross charge — - 40
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham
Demorest, GA
Gross charge — - 41
St. Joseph's Hospital
Savannah, GA
Gross charge — - 42
SGMC Health - Berrien
Nashville, GA
Gross charge — - 43
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc
Adel, GA
Gross charge — - 44Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,376
21 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for major chest surgery (DRG 163). Prices range from $29,609 to $164,048 — roughly 6×. The cheapest is Bacon County Hospital in Alma; the most expensive is Piedmont Mountainside in Jasper. The state average sits at $133,464.
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 major chest surgery 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 major chest surgery 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 major chest surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 163 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.