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St Mary's Hospital

1230 BAXTER STREET, ATHENS, GA, 30606 · (706) 389-3000 · Website
Acute Care HospitalsVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency services★ 1/5 CMS overall ratingData current as of 2026-03-31

What this hospital charges

Every figure below is from this hospital's own published price file, compared against hospitals within 50 miles. Nothing here is a bill or a quote.

13 of 13 Typical rank on inpatient stays
13 of 21 Typical rank on outpatient services
15 Services with a published price
This hospital Local median Range across nearby hospitals

Inpatient stays negotiated rate, median across all plans · the bundled hospital charge for a whole admission

Vaginal childbirth 9 hospitals nearby 2.8x Medicare
$5,963 $14,069
$12,355 7th cheapest of 9
C-section delivery 12 hospitals nearby 2.0x Medicare
$8,466 $20,544
$12,355 5th cheapest of 12
Spinal fusion 13 hospitals nearby 3.4x Medicare
$22,153 $60,883
$53,699 11th cheapest of 13
Pneumonia 15 hospitals nearby 4.5x Medicare
$2,631 $23,524
$23,524 most expensive of 15
Stomach or digestive illness 13 hospitals nearby 4.5x Medicare
$7,302 $22,757
$22,757 most expensive of 13
Kidney or urinary infection 13 hospitals nearby 4.5x Medicare
$7,510 $23,629
$23,629 most expensive of 13
Chest pain 13 hospitals nearby 4.5x Medicare
$6,676 $21,017
$21,017 most expensive of 13

Outpatient services cash price · what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service

MRI of the brain 19 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$321 $4,665
$2,478 16th cheapest of 19
MRI of the lower back 19 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$470 $4,665
$2,458 16th cheapest of 19
CT scan of the head 21 hospitals nearby + about $39 doctor's fee
$398 $2,992
$1,684 18th cheapest of 21
Abdominal ultrasound 21 hospitals nearby + about $38 doctor's fee
$186 $2,352
$944 13th cheapest of 21
Screening mammogram 20 hospitals nearby + about $35 doctor's fee
$68 $748
$228 5th cheapest of 20
Cholesterol panel 21 hospitals nearby
$18 $282
$56 4th cheapest of 21
A1c diabetes test 21 hospitals nearby
$18 $258
$19 2nd cheapest of 21
CBC blood test 21 hospitals nearby
$17 $231
$35 5th cheapest of 21

There is no combined total here, on purpose. Inpatient rows are negotiated rates — what an insurer pays for a whole admission. Outpatient rows are cash prices — what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service. They are different kinds of number and adding them would produce a figure that is true of nobody. Both exclude physician fees: the surgeon, anesthesiologist and radiologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file. Inpatient figures use only rates published as a case rate or fee schedule, which cover the whole stay — per-diem rates price a single day and are excluded. What you personally owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance, and on any financial assistance you qualify for.

Quality & outcomes

Mortality & complications

Overall hospital mortality rate
4.4%
No Different Than the National Rate
Patient safety & adverse events (composite)
1.47 (national avg = 1.00)
Worse Than the National Value
Heart attack mortality rate
13.8%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure mortality rate
12.5%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia mortality rate
20.1%
No Different Than the National Rate
Stroke mortality rate
14.0%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement complication rate
9.3%
Worse Than the National Rate

Readmissions

Overall hospital readmission rate
14.9%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart attack readmission rate
13.8%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure readmission rate
20.6%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia readmission rate
16.0%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement readmission rate
7.2%
Worse Than the National Rate

Infections

Central line bloodstream infections
0.37 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
0.00 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (colon surgery)
0.27 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
Not Available
MRSA bloodstream infections
1.35 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
C. diff infections
0.27 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark

Emergency department

Average time spent in the ER
133 min
Patients who left before being seen
1.0%

Patient experience

Patient experience (summary star rating)
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall hospital rating (patients)
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Would recommend this hospital
★★★★☆ (4/5)
Patients who would definitely recommend
73.0%

Financial assistance

Likely required to offer financial assistance

This is a nonprofit hospital. Under IRC Section 501(r), nonprofit hospitals must have a written financial assistance policy and must limit what they charge patients who qualify for it.

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  1. Call the billing office and say: “I’d like to apply for your financial assistance policy.” Ask them to send you the application and their income limits.
  2. Apply before the bill goes to collections — hospitals commonly stop accepting applications around 240 days after your first bill.
  3. Ask whether your bill already reflects assistance. It often isn’t applied automatically, even for patients who would qualify.
  4. For care you haven’t had yet, if you’re uninsured or paying cash, ask for a Good Faith Estimate in writing before you schedule. Federal law entitles you to one, and if the final bill lands more than $400 above it you can dispute the difference — see how the No Surprises Act works.
  5. If you don’t qualify for a discount, ask about an interest-free payment plan — those are usually available regardless of income.

See how financial assistance works for the rules behind this and what the policies can cover.

Nearby free & low-cost clinics

Athens Neighborhood Health Center - Administration1.5 mi
135 Athens West Pkwy, Athens, 30606-6949
706-850-9041
MedLink Athens2.4 mi
2000 Prince Ave, Athens, 30606-6022
706-352-9705
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Athens Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.3.2 mi
675 College Ave, Athens, 30601-2635
706-546-5526
Athens Neighborhood Health Center, Inc. East4.3 mi
402 McKinley Dr, Athens, 30601-3261
706-543-1145
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MedLink Oconee4.9 mi
1160 Capital Ave STE 105, Watkinsville, 30677-1832
706-788-3234
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MedLink Colbert Building 212.7 mi
6754 Highway 72 W, Colbert, 30628-2407
706-788-2127
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MedLink Colbert12.7 mi
11 Charlie Morris Rd, Colbert, 30628-2445
706-788-2127
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MedLink Georgia, Inc.12.8 mi
11 Charlie Morris Rd STE A, Colbert, 30628-2445
706-788-3234
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