# Negative pressure wound therapy, large wound in GA

Billing code `97606`. Prices for this code at 95 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/negative-pressure-wound-therapy-large-wound

HC NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DME >50 SQ CM

**Where this is done matters more than which hospital:** Negative pressure wound therapy, large wound is a procedure a doctor's office can perform, and Medicare pays about 8.7x more for it at a hospital outpatient department than in an office. Every price below is a hospital's, and excludes the doctor's separate bill. Do not quote these as the cost of the procedure without saying which setting they describe.

## 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, 1 publish a physician fee; 39 publish a facility charge; 5 publish both, mixed together; 50 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $154 |
| Typical | $417 |
| Dearest tenth | $727 |

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 5-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | $29 | not mentioned | $29 | not published | $29 | $130 | 13 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $389 | $25 | not published | $25 | $397 | 22 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $74 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $336 | $47 | $1,026 | 69 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $107 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $321 | $35 | $535 | 390 |
| Putnam General Hospital | EATONTON | not rated | $119 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $118 | $46 | $200 | 13 |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | HIAWASSEE | not rated | $119 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $113 | $50 | $192 | 18 |
| Jefferson Hospital | LOUISVILLE | not rated | $130 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $116 | $85 | $179 | 20 |
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $139 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $247 | $11 | $420 | 54 |
| Effingham Health System | SPRINGFIELD | not rated | $142 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $329 | $136 | $481 | 13 |
| Dorminy Medical Center | FITZGERALD | not rated | $152 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $86 | $130 | $261 | 27 |
| Candler County Hospital | METTER | not rated | $157 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $49 | $251 | 16 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $183 | $183 | not mentioned | $208 | $57 | $8,343 | 36 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $188 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,156 | $31 | $1,041 | 37 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $569 | $33 | $1,279 | $26 | $1,023 | 75 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $193 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,246 | $47 | $1,121 | 52 |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | HINESVILLE | not rated | $202 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $907 | $195 | $907 | 6 |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | HAZLEHURST | not rated | $246 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $381 | $60 | $838 | 38 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $251 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $877 | $46 | $1,047 | 87 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $287 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,020 | $34 | $1,020 | 66 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $338 | $25 | $212 | $25 | $5,756 | 80 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $313 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $33 | $468 | 64 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $317 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $33 | $497 | 64 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $319 | $319 | not mentioned | $220 | $75 | $8,343 | 38 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $326 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $245 | $85 | $817 | 21 |
| Monroe County Hospital | FORSYTH | not rated | $340 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $131 | $98 | $654 | 25 |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | SANDERSVILLE | not rated | $342 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $600 | $24 | $996 | 75 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | SWAINSBORO | 4/5 | $344 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $410 | $36 | $920 | 37 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $360 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $245 | $132 | $736 | 16 |
| Optim Medical Center - Screven | SYLVANIA | not rated | $360 | $360 | not mentioned | $2,283 | $356 | $534 | 6 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $364 | $70 | $482 | $20 | $14,441 | 250 |
| SGMC Health Lanier | LAKELAND | not rated | $363 | $363 | not mentioned | $192 | $356 | $534 | 3 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $365 | $365 | not mentioned | $631 | $356 | $374 | 4 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $367 | $367 | not mentioned | not published | $58 | $891 | 9 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $371 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $272 | $95 | $817 | 54 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $371 | $371 | not mentioned | $960 | $26 | $772 | 9 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $374 | $374 | not mentioned | $383 | $44 | $2,014 | 137 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $374 | $374 | not mentioned | not published | $356 | $623 | 7 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $389 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $960 | $33 | $1,440 | 30 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $390 | $390 | not mentioned | not published | $378 | $750 | 5 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $390 | $390 | not mentioned | $720 | $282 | $461 | 8 |
| Chi Memorial Hospital- Georgia | RINGGOLD | 3/5 | $393 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $388 | $142 | $3,642 | 23 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $406 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $405 | $25 | $846 | 37 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $410 | $410 | not mentioned | $631 | $400 | $420 | 4 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $411 | $411 | not mentioned | not published | $392 | $685 | 7 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $412 | $412 | not mentioned | $1,228 | $26 | $864 | 11 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $412 | $412 | not mentioned | $1,228 | $26 | $864 | 11 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $414 | $414 | not mentioned | $1,228 | $26 | $864 | 10 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $417 | $417 | not mentioned | $1,228 | $26 | $875 | 11 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $417 | $417 | not mentioned | $1,228 | $26 | $875 | 11 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $417 | $417 | not mentioned | $1,228 | $26 | $875 | 11 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $418 | $418 | not mentioned | $171 | $406 | $446 | 10 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $418 | $418 | not mentioned | $631 | $408 | $428 | 4 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $419 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $353 | $108 | $1,178 | 48 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $419 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $318 | $104 | $1,060 | 49 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $419 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $353 | $81 | $1,178 | 48 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $419 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $353 | $207 | $1,060 | 51 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $422 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $353 | $125 | $1,060 | 54 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $422 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $318 | $113 | $1,060 | 54 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $423 | $423 | not mentioned | $712 | $405 | $818 | 6 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $425 | $425 | not mentioned | $720 | $354 | $532 | 6 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $426 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $318 | $121 | $1,060 | 52 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $426 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $318 | $100 | $1,060 | 52 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $426 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $318 | $98 | $1,060 | 52 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $426 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $318 | $90 | $1,060 | 52 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $432 | $432 | not mentioned | $631 | $422 | $443 | 4 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $436 | $436 | not mentioned | $883 | $356 | $968 | 8 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $436 | $436 | not mentioned | $883 | $356 | $968 | 8 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $444 | $444 | not mentioned | $972 | $422 | $1,175 | 5 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $449 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $318 | $128 | $1,060 | 52 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $461 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $272 | $118 | $771 | 57 |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | WASHINGTON | not rated | $479 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $532 | $471 | $646 | 14 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $555 | $70 | $482 | $28 | $9,543 | 113 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $499 | $499 | not mentioned | $353 | $356 | $1,296 | 14 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $537 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $352 | $434 | $634 | 18 |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | CORDELE | 2/5 | $599 | $599 | not mentioned | $863 | $494 | $649 | 9 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $601 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,810 | $46 | $2,529 | 71 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $667 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $741 | $26 | $1,006 | 97 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $677 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $318 | $115 | $901 | 45 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $692 | $692 | not mentioned | $353 | $400 | $1,557 | 10 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $694 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $318 | $95 | $954 | 45 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $705 | $705 | not mentioned | $353 | $408 | $1,554 | 10 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $720 | $720 | not mentioned | $353 | $409 | $1,554 | 9 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $727 | $727 | not mentioned | $353 | $413 | $1,574 | 9 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $727 | $727 | not mentioned | $353 | $413 | $1,550 | 9 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $727 | $727 | not mentioned | $353 | $413 | $1,610 | 9 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $727 | $727 | not mentioned | $353 | $413 | $1,550 | 9 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $772 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $920 | $26 | $1,226 | 1,330 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $772 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $920 | $26 | $1,226 | 1,320 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $772 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $920 | $26 | $1,226 | 1,310 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $797 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $920 | $26 | $1,226 | 1,380 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $797 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $920 | $26 | $1,226 | 1,380 |
| Morgan Medical Center | MADISON | not rated | $1,029 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $500 | $1,029 | 16 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $1,208 | $1,208 | not mentioned | $208 | $43 | $1,208 | 110 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $1,276 | $1,276 | not mentioned | $353 | $1,126 | $1,426 | 2 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $1,958 | $1,958 | not mentioned | $208 | $57 | $1,958 | 107 |

## 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 40 of the 85 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 45 it is higher.

5 of these 95 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, Monroe County Hospital.

## Others in physical & occupational therapy

- [Therapeutic exercise, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/therapeutic-exercise-15-minutes) -- 107 hospitals, typically $53
- [Hands-on manual therapy, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/hands-on-manual-therapy-15-minutes) -- 107 hospitals, typically $57
- [Neuromuscular retraining, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/neuromuscular-retraining-15-minutes) -- 105 hospitals, typically $52
- [Walking and gait training, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/walking-and-gait-training-15-minutes) -- 105 hospitals, typically $44
- [Therapy using everyday activities, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/therapy-using-everyday-activities-15-minutes) -- 105 hospitals, typically $57
- [Self-care and daily living training, 15 minutes](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/self-care-and-daily-living-training-15-minutes) -- 105 hospitals, typically $46
- [Physical therapy evaluation, low complexity](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/physical-therapy-evaluation-low-complexity) -- 104 hospitals, typically $137
- [Physical therapy evaluation, moderate complexity](https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/physical-therapy-evaluation-moderate-complexity) -- 104 hospitals, typically $134

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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 2026-07-28; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.