South Georgia Medical Center
2501 North Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31603 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5
25%Self-pay discount
25% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 2,732 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.7× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 268
- Ownership
- Government (city-county)
- Medicare ID
- 110122
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 2 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.3× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Anesthesia most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 26.6× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.9× | |
| CT scan 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 24.9× | |
| MRI 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 14.5× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.8× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.5× | |
| Physical therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.8× | |
| Occupational therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.4× | |
| Speech therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.4× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 6.8× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.9× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.6× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.8× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.0× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.0× | |
| Observation stay most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.9× | |
| Inpatient room and board cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.0× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $128 cash price | $171 25% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $1,938 cash price | $2,584 25% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $48.51 cash price | $64.68 25% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $9.02 cash price | $12.03 25% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $24.86 cash price | $33.14 25% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $183 cash price | $244 25% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $9.80 cash price | $13.07 25% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $143 cash price | $191 25% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $763 cash price | $1,017 25% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 110122, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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