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Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin

227 MOUNTAIN DRIVE, DAHLONEGA, GA, 30533 · (770) 219-7146 · Website
Acute Care HospitalsVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency services★ 5/5 CMS overall ratingData 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. Nothing here is a bill or a quote.

10 of 14 Typical rank on inpatient stays
8 of 18 Typical rank on outpatient services
16 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

Knee or hip replacement 14 hospitals nearby 2.3x Medicare
$11,812 $48,104
$30,389 9th cheapest of 14 · 1 tied
Vaginal childbirth 12 hospitals nearby 3.0x Medicare
$2,649 $14,069
$14,049 10th cheapest of 12
C-section delivery 14 hospitals nearby 3.0x Medicare
$4,537 $20,544
$19,953 11th cheapest of 14
Spinal fusion 14 hospitals nearby 2.3x Medicare
$13,288 $60,883
$38,012 10th cheapest of 14 · 1 tied
Pneumonia 13 hospitals nearby 2.8x Medicare
$6,203 $20,098
$15,652 9th cheapest of 13 · 1 tied
Stomach or digestive illness 14 hospitals nearby 2.3x Medicare
$5,074 $19,442
$12,530 10th cheapest of 14 · 1 tied
Kidney or urinary infection 14 hospitals nearby 2.3x Medicare
$4,697 $20,188
$12,888 10th cheapest of 14
Chest pain 14 hospitals nearby 2.3x Medicare
$5,651 $17,956
$11,454 10th cheapest of 14 · 1 tied

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

MRI of the brain 18 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$374 $5,007
$1,150 5th cheapest of 18 · 3 tied
MRI of the lower back 18 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$374 $6,182
$886 4th cheapest of 18 · 3 tied
CT scan of the head 18 hospitals nearby + about $39 doctor's fee
$284 $2,992
$746 5th cheapest of 18 · 3 tied
Abdominal ultrasound 18 hospitals nearby + about $38 doctor's fee
$221 $2,352
$1,157 10th cheapest of 18 · 3 tied
Screening mammogram 16 hospitals nearby + about $35 doctor's fee
$68 $748
$412 9th cheapest of 16 · 3 tied
Cholesterol panel 18 hospitals nearby
$18 $379
$177 8th cheapest of 18 · 3 tied
A1c diabetes test 18 hospitals nearby
$18 $258
$85 8th cheapest of 18 · 3 tied
CBC blood test 18 hospitals nearby
$26 $327
$77 8th cheapest of 18 · 3 tied

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
4.2%
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
11.5%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia mortality rate
12.7%
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
14.7%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart attack readmission rate
Not Available
Heart failure readmission rate
19.7%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia readmission rate
15.7%
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
Not Available

Emergency department

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

Patient experience

Patient experience (summary star rating)
★★★★☆ (4/5)
Overall hospital rating (patients)
★★★★☆ (4/5)
Would recommend this hospital
★★★★★ (5/5)
Patients who would definitely recommend
86.0%

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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  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.

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MedLink White14.6 mi
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MedLink Cleveland Behavioral Health Services14.7 mi
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