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Removal of Tissue from Wound, 20.0 Sq Cm or Less Cost in Georgia
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 90 Georgia hospitals. CPT 97597. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $357
📉 Low $34.50
📈 High $2,187
🏥 90 hospitals
🏛️ 60 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $98.47
Hospital comparison — Georgia
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 90 hospitals.
Billed more than $357 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | Cigna | UHC | Humana | Centene | BCBS | MultiPlan | Kaiser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL BLAIRSVILLE |
$34.50 | $58.65 | $46.64 | $27.60 | $69.00 | $10.87 | $48.82 | — | — |
| PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL EATONTON |
$36.21 | $34.77 | $34.77 | $35.48 | $34.77 | — | — | — | — |
| WARM SPRINGS MEDICAL CENTER WARM SPRINGS |
$36.50 | $38.69 | $38.69 | $38.69 | $38.69 | $38.69 | $38.69 | — | — |
| CLINCH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL HOMERVILLE |
$40.50 | $64.80 | $68.85 | $67.23 | $76.95 | $68.46 | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LEVINE CHILDREN'S BEVERLY KNIGHT OLSON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MACON |
$57.50 | $33.30 | $52.70 | $33.30 | $33.30 | $44.96 | — | $74.75 | $70.56 |
| JEFFERSON HOSPITAL LOUISVILLE |
$65.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLQUITT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER S MAIN ST MOULTRIE |
$70.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | $61.60 | $70.00 | $235 | $70.00 | — | — |
| MORGAN MEDICAL CENTER MADISON |
$70.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHEPHERD CENTER ATLANTA |
$71.00 | $34.37 | $42.41 | $76.01 | $37.69 | — | $27.67 | $75.00 | $40.94 |
| DORMINY MEDICAL CENTER BOX 1447 |
$79.50 | $127 | $140 | $138 | $140 | — | — | $143 | — |
| JASPER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MONTICELLO |
$80.00 | $131 | $136 | $128 | $136 | $99.84 | $85.70 | $136 | $99.84 |
| CANDLER HOSPITAL SAVANNAH |
$82.20 | $176 | — | $178 | $179 | $185 | $246 | — | — |
| ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL - SAVANNAH SAVANNAH |
$82.20 | $176 | — | $178 | $179 | $185 | $246 | — | — |
| HIGGINS GENERAL HOSPITAL BREMEN |
$98.40 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $78.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | $78.00 |
| TANNER MEDICAL CENTER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA |
$98.40 | $78.00 | $50.00 | $78.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | $200 |
| TANNER MEDICAL CENTER - CARROLLTON CARROLLTON |
$98.40 | $78.00 | $50.00 | $78.00 | — | — | — | $80.00 | $78.00 |
| WILLOWBROOKE AT TANNER VILLA RICA VILLA RICA |
$98.40 | $78.00 | $50.00 | — | — | — | — | $80.00 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT REHABILITATION MACON |
$117 | $33.30 | $52.70 | $33.30 | $33.30 | $44.96 | — | $152 | $70.56 |
| MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL COLQUITT |
$117 | $104 | $182 | — | $104 | $104 | — | — | — |
| BACON COUNTY HOSPITAL ALMA |
$129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BLUE RIDGE MEDICAL CENTER BLUE RIDGE |
$132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DONALSONVILLE HOSPITAL DONALSONVILLE |
$144 | $85.00 | — | $85.00 | $85.00 | $130 | — | — | — |
| LIBERTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HINESVILLE |
$160 | — | — | $38.34 | $160 | $35.20 | — | — | — |
| OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER TATTNALL REIDSVILLE |
$160 | — | $65.00 | $184 | — | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| OPTIM MEDICAL CENTER SCREVEN SYLVANIA |
$160 | $78.00 | $82.00 | — | — | $176 | — | $90.00 | — |
| SGMC BERRIEN CAMPUS NASHVILLE |
$165 | $90.00 | $88.00 | $87.00 | — | $175 | $84.00 | — | — |
| SGMC HEALTH MAIN CAMPUS VALDOSTA |
$165 | $80.00 | $88.00 | $87.00 | — | $72.89 | $73.39 | — | — |
| WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JESUP |
$192 | $282 | $257 | $323 | $307 | — | $236 | $346 | — |
| SOUTHERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RIVERDALE |
$200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $190 | $206 | $200 | $200 | — |
| EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER SWAINSBORO |
$202 | $1.00 | $146 | $229 | $203 | $181 | $36.42 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT PEACH BYRON |
$210 | $38.30 | $52.70 | $38.30 | $38.30 | $43.29 | — | $274 | — |
| ARCHBOLD MITCHELL COUNTY HOSPITAL CAMILLA |
$211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD BROOKS QUITMAN |
$211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD HOSPITAL THOMASVILLE |
$211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARCHBOLD GRADY GENERAL HOSPITAL CAIRO |
$211 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH NAVICENT BALDWIN MILLEDGEVILLE |
$212 | $33.30 | $52.70 | $33.30 | $33.30 | $44.96 | — | $276 | — |
| CHI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GEORGIA FORT OGLETHORPE |
$215 | $178 | $187 | $479 | $188 | $109 | $183 | — | — |
| CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL HIAWASSEE |
$232 | $144 | $162 | $102 | $162 | $243 | $162 | — | — |
| CRISP REGIONAL HOSPITAL CORDELE |
$251 | $88.00 | $93.00 | $74.00 | $70.00 | $244 | $87.00 | — | — |
| EVANS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL CLAXTON |
$270 | $230 | $162 | $176 | — | — | $1,922 | — | — |
| PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL MIDTOWN COLUMBUS |
$309 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL NORTHSIDE COLUMBUS |
$309 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CITY OF HOPE ATLANTA CANCER HOSPITAL NEWNAN |
$315 | $280 | $198 | $198 | — | $99.75 | $198 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD POLK MEDICAL CENTER CEDARTOWN |
$342 | $137 | $137 | $137 | $137 | $93.78 | — | $478 | — |
| ST MARYS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS |
$357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST MARY'S SACRED HEART HOSPITAL LAVONIA |
$357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MCDUFFIE THOMSON |
$357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL AUGUSTA |
$357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER DALTON |
$358 | — | — | $2,288 | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH FLOYD HARBIN MEDICAL CENTER ROME |
$362 | $196 | $194 | $194 | $194 | $124 | — | $507 | — |
| PIEDMONT EASTSIDE MEDICAL CENTER SNELLVILLE |
$401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT MACON NORTH MACON |
$401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AT MACON BOX 9366 |
$401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT CARTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CARTERSVILLE |
$401 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM - CAMDEN CAMPUS ST. MARYS |
$441 | $150 | $393 | $147 | $147 | $235 | — | — | — |
| SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HEALTH SYSTEM - BRUNSWICK CAMPUS PARKWOOD DRIVE. BRUNSWICK |
$441 | $159 | $393 | $156 | $156 | $250 | — | — | — |
| DODGE COUNTY HOSPITAL EASTMAN |
$443 | $175 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $175 | — | $100 | — | — |
| PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITAL STOCKBRIDGE |
$463 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT NEWNAN HOSPITAL NEWNAN |
$463 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PIEDMONT WALTON MONROE |
$463 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 97597, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $243 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $357 for this?
That is the median of what the 90 Georgia hospitals above publish for Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 97597 in Georgia, Medicare reimburses about $98.47 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Georgia range from $34.50 to $2,187 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 3.6x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less cost in Georgia?
- Cash prices for removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less (CPT 97597) in Georgia range from $34.50 to $2,187, with a median of $357. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less in Georgia?
- The cheapest Georgia hospital published cash price for this procedure is $34.50. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Georgia facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 97597 (Doctor Visits). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.