Hospital Price Transparency

We believe you should understand the possible charges for the health care we provide.

We comply with the Georgia Surprise Billing Consumer Protection Act, the federal No Surprises Act, and their implementing regulations.

Find more information about the No Surprises Act.

Important Information

The cost-estimate resources below are estimates of out-of-pocket costs for the planned hospital test(s) and or procedure(s) selected and are not a guarantee of costs or the final bill. Estimates do not reflect the final costs for services rendered. Costs vary due to complications, final diagnosis, recommended treatment by the doctor that is unknown at the time of the estimate, the terms and coverages of any applicable health benefit plan/insurance, the time at which services are rendered, location, and a variety of other factors. Costs may also vary between different hospitals within our system, so please make sure you are viewing the estimate for your desired hospital(s).

Charges/costs for services rendered at a hospital generally consist of at least two broad components: the charges/costs of the hospital and the charges/costs of the physicians and certain other clinical professionals. The cost estimate information provided on this webpage and in the tools (linked to below) are for hospital charges/costs only and do not include charges or costs for services provided by physicians and other clinical professionals. For example:

If a patient uses this webpage to estimate the cost of a particular surgery, the information shown will be the estimated charges/cost of the hospital only and does not include charges/costs of the physician surgeon, the physician anesthesiologist, or other professional services.
If a patient uses this webpage to estimate the cost of a particular imaging scan, like an MRI scan, the information shown will be the estimated charges/cost of the hospital only and does not include charges/costs of the physician radiologist to read/interpret the scan or other professional services.

(Please note that the above are non-exhaustive examples only.) Patients should contact the applicable office for the physician or other clinical professional for pricing information related to their charges/costs.

Please remember, that the amount a patient pays is ultimately dependent upon the terms/coverages of any applicable health benefits plan/insurance. Patients should contact their health plan/insurance provider for questions regarding the terms and coverages of their health benefit plans/insurance, if any.

By using the information on this webpage and the tools (linked to below), you acknowledge and agree that the information and tools do not constitute any guarantee, promise, or agreement between you and our hospital system and/or its affiliates and agree not to assert, and hereby waive, any argument or claim to the contrary.

Can I Get A Cost Estimate for Services?

Yes, we encourage patients to estimate out-of-pocket expenses in advance of planned healthcare services. Using the tools (linked below), patients can estimate hospital charges/costs for a subset of non-emergent, pre-planned services (also known as “shoppable services”). Please note that the tools are not an exhaustive list of all services provided at our hospitals, but are only a subset of services offered. For information regarding services not included in the tools, please contact us using the phone numbers listed below.

Get Cost Estimates for Services

You can get an estimate for shoppable services, which are hospital charges/costs for non-emergency, pre-planned services.

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of all services provided.

Cost Estimator Tool

Standard Charges

Disclaimer(s)

Fees and/or costs provided via this tool are only estimates and your final bill may be higher or lower than the estimate for various reasons including but not limited to differences in the number of comorbid conditions among patients having the same or similar primary procedures, differences in physician ordering practices, unforeseen complications, etc. To obtain an estimate of charges for services, please call 478-922-4281.
This is not a guarantee of benefit plan coverage or payment and the actual payer and patient portion reflected in your final bill may also be higher or lower.
The shopping service/pricing estimator and/or machine-readable file DOES NOT include other services billed for separately by independent contractors including but not limited to physician or practitioner fees including but not limited to pathologist, radiologist, anesthesiologist, emergency room physicians, etc.
A single line-item charge may not represent a complete medical service; in general, multiple charge line items are necessary to represent all components of a service (e.g. procedure(s), supplies, and drugs).

Learn more about hospital price transparency by reading the frequently asked questions below.

45 CFR §180.50 Disclosures

The following information is posted in accordance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulation found at 45 C.F.R. § 180.50. This information is based on reasonable and good-faith interpretations of the regulation. Because this information is specific to this regulation, documents may not be directly comparable to information from other public or private reports, databases, or documents. Pursuant to the federal regulation, this information will be updated at least annually. The following information does not represent the amounts most patients pay. For estimates of the cost of services as applicable to you, please call us using the phone numbers provided above on this webpage.

Standard charge information is updated and effective as of January 1, 2025.

Frequently Asked Questions

For more information on price transparency, please see the answers to the following FAQs.

Does Emory Healthcare have billing, insurance, and financial assistance information?

Billing Information - For patients who have health insurance, the billing amount owed depends on the patient’s insurance coverage and the insurance company’s contract with the hospital.
Insurance Information - Patients who do not have health insurance may be eligible for reduced billing costs through Emory Healthcare’s financial assistance policy, or may qualify for Medicaid coverage.
Financial Assistance

What is a shoppable service?

You can plan a consumer-shoppable service in advance. The cost estimate tool is for a limited number of shoppable services. It is not a complete list.

Estimates are impossible to provide for emergencies. In an emergency, we cannot predict the exact course of care you may need.

The estimate tool is for hospital services only. It does not include services provided by the doctors who treat you while you are at the hospital. You may receive separate bills from the hospital and your doctors.

What is a chargemaster?

A chargemaster is a list of standard gross charges for each service or item that a hospital provides. This includes each test, exam, surgical procedure, room charge, and more. A chargemaster contains thousands of services.

Patients typically do not receive a chargemaster. Instead, an insurance company, Medicare or Medicaid gets the bill for chargemaster amounts. Those insurers then apply their contracted rates to the billed services.

If you don’t have insurance, Emory Healthcare has financial assistance policies. You may receive discounts if you qualify.

Are gross charges the same for every patient?

The listing of standard gross charges in the chargemaster is the same for all patients.

However, the total costs for an individual patient may vary for several reasons. This includes, but is not limited to:

Amount of time to perform the service and for you to recover in the hospital
Complexity of the service or procedure
Complications that require additional treatment
Other health conditions that may affect your care
Setting and location of the service or procedure

Is the charge the same as what a patient pays?

The charge listed in the chargemaster is generally not the amount you will pay.

If you have health insurance, the amount you owe depends on your specific health insurance coverage. It also depends on your insurance company’s contract with the hospital.

If you don’t have health insurance, you may be eligible for reduced costs through Emory Healthcare’s financial assistance policy. If you meet certain criteria, you may qualify for Medicaid coverage.

What does a chargemaster list not include?

The hospital’s chargemaster does not include charges for services provided by the doctor (or doctors) who treat you while you are at the hospital. You may receive separate bills from the hospital and doctors involved in your care.

Do all of our hospitals have the same price for the same services?

Not necessarily. Prices often vary from one facility to another for many reasons. This includes, but is not limited to:

Complexity of the service or procedure
Complications that require additional treatment
Insurance provider, type of plan/network, and benefit coverage conditions
Length of time to perform the service and for you to recover in the hospital
Multiple services received at the same time
Other health conditions that may affect your care
Setting and location of the service or procedure (inpatient, outpatient, observation, and hospital location)