Chargemaster
About the Chargemaster
The information provided below is a comprehensive list of charges for each inpatient and outpatient service or item provided by a hospital, also known as a chargemaster. It is not a helpful tool for patients to comparison shop between hospitals or to estimate what health care services are going to cost them out of their own pocket. For more information about the cost of your care, please contact our Pre-Service staff at 229-353-7371 or send an email to info@mysouthwell.com. Our pre-service staff can provide an estimate of your out-of-pocket costs based on the services provided and your insurance plan.
Frequently Asked Questions
A chargemaster is a comprehensive list of charges for each inpatient and outpatient service or item provided by a hospital – each test, exam, surgical procedure, room charge, etc. Given the many services provided by hospitals 24 hours a day, seven days a week, a chargemaster contains thousands of services and related charges.
Chargemaster amounts are almost never billed to a patient or received as payment by a hospital. The chargemaster amounts are billed to an insurance company, Medicare, or Medicaid, and those insurers then apply their contracted rates to the services that are billed. In situations where a patient does not have insurance, our hospital has financial assistance policies that apply discounts to the amounts charged. More information on our financial assistance policies can be found here.
Health insurance companies contract with hospitals to care for their customers. Hospitals are paid the insurance company’s contract rate, which generally is significantly less than the amount listed on the chargemaster. The insurance company’s contract rate, not the chargemaster, is the basis for determining the patient’s actual out-of-pocket costs. As an example, a hospital may charge $1,000 for a particular service, while the insurer’s contract rate may be $700. If the patient’s insurance plan indicates the patient is responsible for 20 percent of the contract rate, the patient would owe $140 ($700 x 20 percent).
Please consult with your insurance provider to understand your insurance coverage, which charges will be covered, how much you will be billed, information on deductibles and your expected out-of-pocket responsibility.
Please click on the links below to access our chargemaster. As required by federal law, this file is posted in a machine readable format.
Tift Regional Medical Center:
453072990_TiftRegionalMedicalCenter_standardcharges.csv
Updated 1/6/2025
Southwell Medical:
453072990_SouthwellMedicalCenter_standardcharges.csv
Updated 1/6/2025
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Chargemaster for Tift Regional Medical Center and Southwell Medical
For assistance:
Please send an email to info@mysouthwell.com
