Biopsy pathology exam cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 90 hospitals publish a cash price for biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV): from $41.75 to $2,603.59, with a median of $84.07. The lowest price is at Jefferson Hospital (Louisville). The highest price is 62.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $84.07, is 51% below the US median of $171.00.
- That is 1.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($53.24).
- Georgia ranks 5th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 21 of 90 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 88305. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$41.75Jefferson Hospital
Median$84.07half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,603.59in Georgia
Lowest saves$42.32vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Hospital lowest Louisville · Louisville, GA SURG PATH LEVEL IV | $41.75 | $83.50 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Noncdm Charge Record | $46.27 | $46.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Noncdm Charge Record | $46.27 | $46.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Noncdm Charge Record | $46.27 | $46.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Noncdm Charge Record | $46.27 | $46.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Noncdm Charge Record | $46.27 | $46.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Noncdm Charge Record | $46.27 | $46.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Noncdm Charge Record | $46.27 | $46.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA Pathology Test Request | $46.50 | $93.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA CELL BLOCK | $46.50 | $93.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $46.80 | $156.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $46.80 | $156.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $46.80 | $156.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $46.80 | $156.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Surg Path,Level Iv | $52.00 | $592.50 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Renal Biopsy Light Microscopy | $60.84 | $202.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC SURG PATH LEVEL IV | $67.00 | $134.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC CYTOLOGY CELL BLOCK | $68.50 | $137.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Candler Hospital Savannah · Savannah, GA Duke University(Muscle Bx's) | $69.00 | $230.00 | Jul 1, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah · Savannah, GA Duke University(Muscle Bx's) | $69.00 | $230.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Irwin County Hospital Ocilla · Ocilla, GA TISSUE LEVEL 4 | $74.64 | $149.28 | Oct 6, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB SURG/PATH-LEVEL IV | $78.15 | $264.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Level Iv Surgical Pathology Gross And Microscopic Exam | $80.63 | $206.75 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $81.65 | $163.30 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Appling Healthcare Baxley · Baxley, GA PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $83.63 | $111.50 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville · Sandersville, GA CELL BLOCK | $84.50 | $169.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge · Blue Ridge, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $86.52 | $144.20 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA PATH EXAM LGE/MUL SM TECH | $92.40 | $154.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $106.60 | $164.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele · Cordele, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $112.04 | $117.94 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC SURG PATH LEVEL IV | $117.50 | $235.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC SURG PATH LEVEL IV | $122.00 | $244.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Muscle Biopsy | $124.02 | $413.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Muscle Biopsy | $124.02 | $413.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwell Medical Center Adel · Adel, GA Ureter Biopsy | $141.26 | $282.51 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Skin & Derm Microscopic Examination | $148.85 | $229.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center Douglas · Douglas, GA PATH LEVEL IV | $152.32 | $224.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Vidalia · Vidalia, GA SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $157.97 | $157.97 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA Urinary Bladder Biopsy | $164.00 | $328.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Greenboro · Greenboro, GA HC Surgical Pathology Level 4 Gross & Microscopic Examination | $174.20 | $268.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA PATHOLOGY | $182.00 | $260.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Brooks Quitman · Valdosta, GA BONE MARROW ASPIRATE | $205.80 | $343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA PATHOLOGY LEVEL 4 | $205.80 | $343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady General Hospital Cairo · Thomasville, GA PATHOLOGY LEVEL 4 | $205.80 | $343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA BONE MARROW ASPIRATE | $205.80 | $343.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Surgical Path Level Iv 88305 | $214.00 | $214.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Level Iv Surgical Path 88305 | $214.00 | $214.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA SURG PATH GROSS LVL4 | $273.24 | $1,012.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA TISSUE EXAM LEVEL 4 | $294.95 | $347.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA SURGICAL PATH GROSS & EXA | $297.00 | $297.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC SURG PATH LEVEL IV | $305.00 | $610.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $316.50 | $422.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $316.50 | $422.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus Lakeland · Valdosta, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $316.50 | $422.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $319.20 | $798.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $319.20 | $798.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $319.20 | $798.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA TISSUE EXAM BY PATHOLOGIST | $319.20 | $798.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Forsyth · Macon-Bibb County, GA PATH LEVEL IV | $336.75 | $449.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah · Savannah, GA SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $514.00 | $514.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross · Waycross, GA Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination Abortion - spontaneous/missed Artery, biopsy Bone marrow, biopsy Bone exostosis Brain/meninges, other than for tumor resection Breast, | $559.50 | $559.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC SURG PATH LEVEL IV | $597.50 | $1,195.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Gross & Micro Level IV | $607.00 | $607.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Gross & Micro Level IV | $607.00 | $607.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Gross & Micro Level IV | $607.00 | $607.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,306.68 | $1,306.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,306.68 | $1,306.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC SURGICAL PATHOLOGY LEVEL IV | $1,476.52 | $1,476.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin · Dublin, GA SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $1,544.25 | $1,544.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC SURG PATH LEVEL 4 | $2,603.59 | $2,603.59 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 36 | $46.27 | $60.84 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 4 | $80.63 | $124.02 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4 | $46.80 | $82.15 |
| Savannah, GA | 3 | $69.00 | $69.00 |
| Valdosta, GA | 3 | $205.80 | $316.50 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $67.00 | $214.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $60.84 | $83.72 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $60.84 | $60.84 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $597.50 | $1,037.01 |
| Thomasville, GA | 2 | $205.80 | $205.80 |
| Adel, GA | 1 | $141.26 | $141.26 |
| Baxley, GA | 1 | $83.63 | $83.63 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $81.65 | $81.65 |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1 | $86.52 | $86.52 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $182.00 | $182.00 |
| Camilla, GA | 1 | $205.80 | $205.80 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $1,306.68 | $1,306.68 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $305.00 | $305.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $78.15 | $78.15 |
| Cordele, GA | 1 | $112.04 | $112.04 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $294.95 | $294.95 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $1,306.68 | $1,306.68 |
| Douglas, GA | 1 | $152.32 | $152.32 |
| Dublin, GA | 1 | $1,544.25 | $1,544.25 |
| Greenboro, GA | 1 | $174.20 | $174.20 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $46.50 | $46.50 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $148.85 | $148.85 |
| Louisville, GA | 1 | $41.75 | $41.75 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $80.63 | $80.63 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $122.00 | $122.00 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $316.50 | $316.50 |
| Ocilla, GA | 1 | $74.64 | $74.64 |
| Sandersville, GA | 1 | $84.50 | $84.50 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $273.24 | $273.24 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $164.00 | $164.00 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $92.40 | $92.40 |
| Vidalia, GA | 1 | $157.97 | $157.97 |
| Waycross, GA | 1 | $559.50 | $559.50 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Biopsy tissue exam by a pathologist (level IV) in other states
- Alabama$168.00
- Alaska$290.06
- Arizona$85.96
- Arkansas$77.39
- California$130.00
- Colorado$496.64
- Connecticut$218.35
- Delaware$381.35
- District of Columbia$353.47, 3 hospitals
- Florida$116.24
- Hawaii$254.80
- Idaho$219.75
- Illinois$245.00
- Indiana$259.15
- Iowa$178.10
- Kansas$218.25
- Kentucky$119.60
- Louisiana$84.96
- Maine$139.68
- Maryland$172.46
- Massachusetts$171.50
- Michigan$109.10
- Minnesota$141.92
- Mississippi$79.30
- Missouri$197.90
- Montana$201.60
- Nebraska$196.80
- Nevada$74.33
- New Hampshire$263.14
- New Jersey$97.92
- New Mexico$206.00
- New York$152.88
- North Carolina$178.80
- North Dakota$123.22
- Ohio$203.45
- Oklahoma$140.19
- Oregon$197.60
- Pennsylvania$177.30
- Puerto Rico$140.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$111.30
- South Carolina$190.80
- South Dakota$161.20
- Tennessee$75.45
- Texas$297.13
- Utah$485.46
- Vermont$261.69
- Virginia$217.80
- Washington$168.25
- West Virginia$108.67
- Wisconsin$215.80
- Wyoming$98.19
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.