Signs & Symptoms Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for unexplained signs and symptoms without a definitive diagnosis at discharge.
State average
$34,113
gross charge · DRG 948
Hospitals
26
with published pricing
Price range
$2,734 – $58,820
low to high
Data notes for Georgia
- The lowest published charge ($2,734 at Elbert Memorial 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
Elbert Memorial Hospital
Elberton, GA
Gross charge $2,734Cash pay $1,093 - 2
Bacon County Hospital
Alma, GA
Gross charge $5,289Cash pay $4,231 - 3
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Jesup, GA
Gross charge $10,105Cash pay $8,084Medicare pays (avg) $6,464 - 4
Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus
Brunswick, GA
Gross charge $16,931 - 5
Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus
Saint Marys, GA
Gross charge $16,931 - 6
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc
Douglas, GA
Gross charge $19,883Cash pay $13,521 - 7
St. Mary's Health Care System
Athens, GA
Gross charge $32,530Cash pay $21,144 - 8
St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital
Greensboro, GA
Gross charge $32,530Cash pay $21,144 - 9
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $39,299Cash pay $11,790 - 10
Piedmont Athens Regional
Athens, GA
Gross charge $39,299Cash pay $11,790Medicare pays (avg) $5,965 - 11
Piedmont Rockdale
Conyers, GA
Gross charge $39,299Cash pay $11,790 - 12
Piedmont Henry
Stockbridge, GA
Gross charge $39,299Cash pay $11,790 - 13
Piedmont Macon North
Macon, GA
Gross charge $39,299Cash pay $11,790 - 14
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
Fayetteville, GA
Gross charge $39,299Cash pay $11,790Medicare pays (avg) $5,594 - 15
Piedmont Newnan
Newnan, GA
Gross charge $39,299Cash pay $11,790Medicare pays (avg) $5,643 - 16
Piedmont Newton Hospital
Covington, GA
Gross charge $40,547Cash pay $12,164 - 17
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Cartersville, GA
Gross charge $40,547Cash pay $12,164 - 18
Piedmont Walton
Monroe, GA
Gross charge $40,547Cash pay $12,164 - 19
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge $40,547Cash pay $12,164Medicare pays (avg) $4,648 - 20
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)
Snellville, GA
Gross charge $40,547Cash pay $12,164 - 21
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside
Columbus, GA
Gross charge $40,547Cash pay $12,164 - 22
Piedmont Mountainside
Jasper, GA
Gross charge $40,547Cash pay $12,164 - 23
Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton
Carrollton, GA
Gross charge $44,086Cash pay $26,451 - 24
Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica
Villa Rica, GA
Gross charge $44,086Cash pay $26,451 - 25
Higgins General Hospital
Bremen, GA
Gross charge $44,086Cash pay $26,451 - 26
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba
Macon, GA
Gross charge $58,820Cash pay $17,646 - 27
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
Rome, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,172 - 28
East Georgia Regional Medical Center
Statesboro, GA
Gross charge — - 29
Grady Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Atlanta, GA
Gross charge — - 30
Tift Regional Medical Center
Tifton, GA
Gross charge — - 31
Crisp Regional Hospital
Cordele, GA
Gross charge — - 32
SGMC Health - Main
Valdosta, GA
Gross charge — - 33
Fairview Park Hospital (Acute Care)
Dublin, GA
Gross charge — - 34
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital
Vidalia, GA
Gross charge — - 35
Memorial Hospital and Manor
Bainbridge, GA
Gross charge — - 36
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin
Milledgeville, GA
Gross charge — - 37
Doctors Hospital (Acute Care)
Augusta, GA
Gross charge — - 38
Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North Georgia
Ringgold, GA
Gross charge — - 39
Northside Hospital Duluth (Acute Care)
Duluth, GA
Gross charge — - 40
Atrium Health Navicent Peach
Byron, GA
Gross charge — - 41
Optim Medical Center-Tattnall
Reidsville, GA
Gross charge — - 42
Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center
Cedartown, GA
Gross charge — - 43
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Albany, GA
Gross charge — - 44
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Gainesville
Gainesville, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,804 - 45
Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham
Demorest, GA
Gross charge — - 46
St. Joseph's Hospital
Savannah, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,009 - 47
Union General Hospital
Blairsville, GA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,008 - 48Gross charge —
- 49
SGMC Health - Berrien
Nashville, GA
Gross charge — - 50
Southwell Medical, a Campus of Trmc
Adel, GA
Gross charge —
26 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for signs & symptoms (DRG 948). Prices range from $2,734 to $58,820 — roughly $56,086 apart. The cheapest is Elbert Memorial Hospital in Elberton; the most expensive is Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba in Macon. The state average sits at $34,113.
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 signs & symptoms 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 signs & symptoms 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 signs & symptoms in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 948 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.