DRG 552 · Musculoskeletal

Medical Back Problems Cost in Georgia — Compare All Hospitals

Hospitalization for medical (non-surgical) back conditions including herniated discs, severe radiculopathy, and chronic pain crises.

State average
$38,758
gross charge · DRG 552
Hospitals
24
with published pricing
Price range
$15,174 – $45,755
low to high
Lowest $15,174 Highest $45,755

24 Georgia hospitals publish gross charges for medical back problems (DRG 552). Prices range from $15,174 to $45,755 — roughly $30,582 apart. The cheapest is Wayne Memorial Hospital in Jesup; the most expensive is Piedmont Mountainside in Jasper. The state average sits at $38,758.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of medical back problems. 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 medical back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling medical back problems in Georgia, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

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 medical back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 552 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

    Wayne Memorial Hospital

    Jesup, GA

    Gross charge $15,174
    Cash pay $12,139
  2. 2

    St. Mary's Health Care System

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $21,978
    Cash pay $14,286
  3. 3

    St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital

    Greensboro, GA

    Gross charge $21,978
    Cash pay $14,286
  4. 4

    Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc

    Douglas, GA

    Gross charge $26,082
    Cash pay $17,736
  5. 5

    Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus

    Brunswick, GA

    Gross charge $26,342
  6. 6
    Gross charge $26,342
  7. 7

    Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton

    Carrollton, GA

    Gross charge $42,386
    Cash pay $25,432
  8. 8

    Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica

    Villa Rica, GA

    Gross charge $42,386
    Cash pay $25,432
  9. 9
    Gross charge $42,386
    Cash pay $25,432
  10. 10

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $43,107
    Cash pay $12,932
  11. 11

    Piedmont Athens Regional

    Athens, GA

    Gross charge $43,107
    Cash pay $12,932
  12. 12

    Piedmont Rockdale

    Conyers, GA

    Gross charge $43,107
    Cash pay $12,932
  13. 13

    Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge $43,107
    Cash pay $12,932
  14. 14

    Piedmont Henry

    Stockbridge, GA

    Gross charge $43,107
    Cash pay $12,932
  15. 15
    Gross charge $43,107
    Cash pay $12,932
  16. 16

    Piedmont Fayette Hospital

    Fayetteville, GA

    Gross charge $43,107
    Cash pay $12,932
  17. 17

    Piedmont Newnan

    Newnan, GA

    Gross charge $43,107
    Cash pay $12,932
  18. 18

    Piedmont Newton Hospital

    Covington, GA

    Gross charge $45,755
    Cash pay $13,727
  19. 19

    Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

    Cartersville, GA

    Gross charge $45,755
    Cash pay $13,727
  20. 20

    Piedmont Walton

    Monroe, GA

    Gross charge $45,755
    Cash pay $13,727
  21. 21

    Piedmont Hospital, Inc

    Atlanta, GA

    Gross charge $45,755
    Cash pay $13,727
  22. 22

    Piedmont Eastside Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Snellville, GA

    Gross charge $45,755
    Cash pay $13,727
  23. 23

    Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside

    Columbus, GA

    Gross charge $45,755
    Cash pay $13,727
  24. 24

    Piedmont Mountainside

    Jasper, GA

    Gross charge $45,755
    Cash pay $13,727
  25. 25

    Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center

    Rome, GA

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center

    Macon, GA

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin

    Milledgeville, GA

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia

    Fort Oglethorpe, GA

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Atrium Health Navicent Peach

    Byron, GA

    Gross charge
  30. 30
    Gross charge

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