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Grady General Hospital

1155 5TH STREET, SE, CAIRO, GA, 39828 · (229) 377-0251 · Website
Acute Care HospitalsVoluntary non-profit - PrivateData current as of 2026-04-01

What this hospital charges

Every figure below is from this hospital's own published price file, compared against hospitals within 50 miles. That radius crosses a state line, so the comparison includes hospitals in FL. Nothing here is a bill or a quote.

3 of 8 Typical rank on outpatient services
8 Services with a published price
This hospital Local median Range across nearby hospitals

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

MRI of the brain 7 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$593 $3,556
$1,979 3rd cheapest of 7 · 2 tied
MRI of the lower back 7 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$687 $4,080
$1,546 3rd cheapest of 7 · 1 tied
CT scan of the head 8 hospitals nearby + about $39 doctor's fee
$477 $2,618
$1,177 2nd cheapest of 8 · 3 tied
Abdominal ultrasound 8 hospitals nearby + about $38 doctor's fee
$411 $1,371
$754 3rd cheapest of 8 · 2 tied
Screening mammogram 8 hospitals nearby + about $35 doctor's fee
$64 $548
$114 2nd cheapest of 8 · 2 tied
Cholesterol panel 8 hospitals nearby
$100 $287
$100 cheapest of 8 · 3 tied
A1c diabetes test 8 hospitals nearby
$49 $218
$49 cheapest of 8 · 3 tied
CBC blood test 8 hospitals nearby
$70 $223
$92 3rd cheapest of 8 · 3 tied

This hospital does list these admissions, but prices them as a percentage of your final bill rather than a fixed amount — so there is no figure to compare, and no way to know the total in advance. Common at smaller and critical-access hospitals, which are paid on their costs rather than a set price per stay. Ask for a Good Faith Estimate in writing before you schedule.

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
4.8%
No Different Than the National Rate
Patient safety & adverse events (composite)
Not Available
Heart attack mortality rate
Number of Cases Too Small
Heart failure mortality rate
Number of Cases Too Small
Pneumonia mortality rate
20.4%
No Different Than the National Rate
Stroke mortality rate
Number of Cases Too Small
Hip/knee replacement complication rate
Not Available

Readmissions

Overall hospital readmission rate
14.4%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart attack readmission rate
Number of Cases Too Small
Heart failure readmission rate
Number of Cases Too Small
Pneumonia readmission rate
15.6%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement readmission rate
Not Available

Infections

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

Emergency department

Average time spent in the ER
144 min
Patients who left before being seen
4.0%

Patient experience

Patient experience (summary star rating)
Not available
Overall hospital rating (patients)
Not available
Would recommend this hospital
Not available
Patients who would definitely recommend
69.0%

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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Could you qualify?

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What to ask for
  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

PCSG - Thomasville15.0 mi
454 Smith Ave, Thomasville, 31792-5535
229-227-5510
Website →

From HRSA's public Health Center directory -- federally supported primary care sites offering sliding-scale fees based on income, regardless of insurance status.

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