# Flushing an implanted drug port in GA

Billing code `96523`. Prices for this code at 102 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/flushing-an-implanted-drug-port

HC IRRIGATION OF IMPLANTED VENOUS ACCESS DEVICE CHARGE

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 42 publish a facility charge; 7 publish both, mixed together; 53 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $54 |
| Typical | $87 |
| Dearest tenth | $237 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 4-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Regional Hospital | HAWKINSVILLE | not rated | $17 | $17 | not mentioned | $92 | $17 | $17 | 1 |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $22 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $101 | $9 | $94 | 12 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $45 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $46 | $23 | $78 | 11 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $47 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $42 | $31 | $65 | 40 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $49 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $148 | $22 | $246 | 800 |
| Dodge County Hospital | EASTMAN | not rated | $51 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $23 | $131 | 11 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $52 | $52 | not mentioned | $448 | $52 | $78 | 12 |
| SGMC Health Lanier | LAKELAND | not rated | $53 | $53 | not mentioned | $163 | $52 | $78 | 3 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $53 | $53 | not mentioned | $254 | $52 | $54 | 4 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $54 | $54 | not mentioned | not published | $28 | $129 | 8 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $54 | $54 | not mentioned | not published | $52 | $90 | 7 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $54 | $54 | not mentioned | $239 | $53 | $112 | 7 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $107 | $25 | $165 | $23 | $231 | 225 |
| Dorminy Medical Center | FITZGERALD | not rated | $56 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $32 | $48 | $2,627 | 27 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $58 | $33 | $74 | $15 | $156 | 644 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $57 | $57 | not mentioned | $266 | $55 | $109 | 5 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $57 | $57 | not mentioned | $163 | $41 | $67 | 8 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $57 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $61 | $22 | $135 | 57 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $58 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $75 | $40 | $113 | 10 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $67 | $33 | $74 | $20 | $156 | 368 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $59 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $42 | $29 | $424 | 50 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $59 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $58 | $29 | $123 | 37 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $104 | $23 | $491 | $23 | $393 | 76 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $83 | $22 | $68 | $21 | $611 | 51 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $60 | $60 | not mentioned | $254 | $58 | $61 | 4 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $60 | $60 | not mentioned | not published | $57 | $99 | 7 |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | HIAWASSEE | not rated | $60 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $75 | $25 | $128 | 15 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | see split | $72 | $24 | $55 | $23 | $102 | 50 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $61 | $61 | not mentioned | $84 | $59 | $65 | 40 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $61 | $61 | not mentioned | $254 | $59 | $62 | 4 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $61 | $61 | not mentioned | $286 | $59 | $125 | 7 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $61 | $61 | not mentioned | $286 | $59 | $125 | 7 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $61 | $61 | not mentioned | $286 | $59 | $125 | 7 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $61 | $61 | not mentioned | $266 | $59 | $119 | 6 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $62 | $62 | not mentioned | $286 | $60 | $127 | 7 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $62 | $62 | not mentioned | $286 | $60 | $127 | 7 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $62 | $62 | not mentioned | $286 | $60 | $127 | 7 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $62 | $62 | not mentioned | $163 | $51 | $77 | 6 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $62 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $145 | $60 | $211 | 39 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $63 | $63 | not mentioned | $254 | $61 | $64 | 4 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $63 | $63 | not mentioned | $121 | $52 | $141 | 8 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $63 | $63 | not mentioned | $121 | $52 | $141 | 8 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $64 | $64 | not mentioned | $266 | $61 | $170 | 5 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $66 | $66 | not mentioned | $88 | $24 | $159 | 36 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $162 | $21 | $106 | $21 | $181 | 49 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $67 | $67 | not mentioned | $329 | $52 | $188 | 15 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | SWAINSBORO | 4/5 | $74 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $93 | $36 | $124 | 18 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $83 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $25 | $121 | 128 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $83 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $25 | $121 | 128 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $83 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $77 | $48 | $881 | 120 |
| Jasper Memorial Hospital | MONTICELLO | not rated | $85 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $38 | $54 | $322 | 19 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $87 | $87 | not mentioned | $88 | $72 | $94 | 3 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $87 | $87 | not mentioned | $87 | $13 | $900 | 147 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $88 | $88 | not mentioned | $112 | $38 | $190 | 38 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $89 | $89 | not mentioned | $329 | $59 | $226 | 10 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $89 | $89 | not mentioned | $329 | $60 | $225 | 10 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $89 | $89 | not mentioned | $329 | $60 | $228 | 10 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $89 | $89 | not mentioned | $329 | $60 | $234 | 10 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $89 | $89 | not mentioned | $329 | $60 | $225 | 10 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $90 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $91 | $46 | $306 | 24 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $92 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $376 | $30 | $338 | 62 |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital | GREENSBORO | 4/5 | $93 | $93 | not mentioned | $86 | $25 | $119 | 108 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $97 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $296 | $33 | $266 | 36 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $99 | $99 | not mentioned | $329 | $58 | $226 | 11 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $101 | $101 | not mentioned | $329 | $59 | $226 | 11 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $104 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $78 | $29 | $262 | 21 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $107 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $126 | $20 | $195 | 68 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $111 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $193 | $79 | $347 | 52 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $114 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $122 | $26 | $122 | 88 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $115 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $78 | $27 | $235 | 16 |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center | CLAYTON | not rated | $125 | $125 | not mentioned | $70 | $123 | $141 | 12 |
| Donalsonville Hospital | DONALSONVILLE | not rated | $126 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $126 | $112 | $140 | 7 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $127 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $35 | $412 | 26 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $139 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $166 | $20 | $281 | 396 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $140 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $166 | $20 | $281 | 393 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $140 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $166 | $20 | $281 | 399 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $140 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $49 | $182 | 16 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $144 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $166 | $20 | $281 | 414 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $144 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $166 | $20 | $281 | 414 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $169 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $78 | $38 | $222 | 17 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $173 | $173 | not mentioned | $329 | $73 | $219 | 3 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $175 | $175 | not mentioned | $149 | $25 | $206 | 110 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $176 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $78 | $24 | $261 | 14 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $176 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $78 | $18 | $261 | 14 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $185 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $679 | $46 | $611 | 44 |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | HOMERVILLE | not rated | $188 | $188 | not mentioned | $99 | $158 | $198 | 39 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $190 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $78 | $30 | $262 | 16 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $196 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $608 | $61 | $547 | 114 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $231 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $37 | $288 | 15 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $231 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $30 | $305 | 15 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $234 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $40 | $339 | 16 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $238 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $66 | $339 | 15 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $238 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $41 | $339 | 16 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $243 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $31 | $339 | 16 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $243 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $29 | $339 | 16 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $243 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $39 | $339 | 16 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $243 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $32 | $339 | 16 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $243 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $36 | $339 | 16 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $248 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $102 | $33 | $339 | 15 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | ATLANTA | not rated | $259 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $378 | $32 | $378 | 28 |
| Athur M Blank Hospital | ATLANTA | not rated | $259 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $378 | $32 | $378 | 28 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $264 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $668 | $64 | $601 | 35 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 28 of the 94 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 66 it is higher.

6 of these 102 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Jefferson Hospital, Jeff Davis Hospital, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica, Donalsonville Hospital.

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Every procedure with a published price in GA: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga
Prices that look wrong: info@clearcharge.org

Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-01; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.