DRG 207 · Respiratory

Prolonged Ventilator Support Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals

A serious lung or breathing condition that requires a mechanical ventilator (breathing machine) for more than four days. This involves intensive care with continuous monitoring and breathing support.

State average
$217,589
gross charge · DRG 207
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$42,511 – $320,684
low to high
Lowest $42,511 Highest $320,684

23 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for prolonged ventilator support (DRG 207). Prices range from $42,511 to $320,684 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Bacon County Hospital in Alma; the most expensive is Piedmont Mountainside in Jasper. The state average sits at $217,589.

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 prolonged ventilator support 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 prolonged ventilator support 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 prolonged ventilator support in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 207 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 $42,511
    Cash pay $34,009
  2. 2

    Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc

    Douglas, GA

    Gross charge $102,507
    Cash pay $69,704
  3. 3

    Wayne Memorial Hospital

    Jesup, GA

    Gross charge $151,563
    Cash pay $121,250
  4. 4

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus

    Brunswick, GA

    Gross charge $157,723
  5. 5

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus

    Saint Marys, GA

    Gross charge $157,723
  6. 6

    St. Mary's Health Care System

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $171,466
    Cash pay $111,453
  7. 7

    St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital

    Greensboro, GA

    Gross charge $171,466
    Cash pay $111,453
  8. 8

    Piedmont Augusta

    Augusta, GA

    Gross charge $200,533
    Cash pay $60,160
  9. 9

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown

    Columbus, GA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $200,533
    Cash pay $60,160
    Medicare pays (avg) $39,284
  10. 10

    Piedmont Athens Regional

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $200,533
    Cash pay $60,160
  11. 11

    Piedmont Rockdale

    Conyers, GA

    Gross charge $200,533
    Cash pay $60,160
  12. 12

    Piedmont Henry

    Stockbridge, GA

    Gross charge $200,533
    Cash pay $60,160
  13. 13

    Piedmont Macon North

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $200,533
    Cash pay $60,160
  14. 14

    Piedmont Fayette Hospital

    Fayetteville, GA

    Gross charge $200,533
    Cash pay $60,160
  15. 15

    Piedmont Newnan

    Newnan, GA

    Gross charge $200,533
    Cash pay $60,160
  16. 16

    Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $200,533
    Cash pay $60,160
  17. 17

    Piedmont Newton Hospital

    Covington, GA

    Gross charge $320,684
    Cash pay $96,205
  18. 18

    Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

    Cartersville, GA

    Gross charge $320,684
    Cash pay $96,205
  19. 19

    Piedmont Walton

    Monroe, GA

    Gross charge $320,684
    Cash pay $96,205
  20. 20

    Piedmont Hospital, Inc

    Atlanta, GA

    Gross charge $320,684
    Cash pay $96,205
  21. 21

    Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Snellville, GA

    Gross charge $320,684
    Cash pay $96,205
  22. 22

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $320,684
    Cash pay $96,205
  23. 23

    Piedmont Mountainside

    Jasper, GA

    Gross charge $320,684
    Cash pay $96,205
  24. 24

    Savannah Health Services Llc Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center

    Savannah, GA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $38,429
  25. 25

    Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center

    Rome, GA

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    East Georgia Regional Medical Center

    Statesboro, GA

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Atlanta, GA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $70,845
  28. 28

    Tift Regional Medical Center

    Tifton, GA

    Gross charge
  29. 29
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  30. 30

    Crisp Regional Hospital

    Cordele, GA

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    SGMC Health - Main

    Valdosta, GA

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)

    Dublin, GA

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  33. 33

    Memorial Health Meadows Hospital

    Vidalia, GA

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  34. 34

    Memorial Hospital and Manor

    Bainbridge, GA

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin

    Milledgeville, GA

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  36. 36

    Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)

    Augusta, GA

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  37. 37

    SGMC Health - Berrien

    Nashville, GA

    Gross charge
  38. 38

    Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia

    Ringgold, GA

    Gross charge
  39. 39

    Atrium Health Navicent Peach

    Byron, GA

    Gross charge
  40. 40
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  41. 41
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  42. 42

    Sgmc Health Lanier

    Lakeland, GA

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  43. 43
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  44. 44

    Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Albany, GA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $58,713
  45. 45

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville

    Gainesville, GA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $43,198
  46. 46

    Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham

    Demorest, GA

    Gross charge
  47. 47

    St. Joseph's Hospital

    Savannah, GA

    Gross charge
  48. 48

    Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center

    Macon, GA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $48,649
  49. 49

    Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)

    Duluth, GA

    Gross charge

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