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Grady Memorial Hospital vs WellStar Kennestone Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 27 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. WellStar Kennestone Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (22 vs 1).

Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, GA
Grady Health
2/5 CMS
Cheaper on 1 of 27 procedures
vs.
WellStar Kennestone Hospital
Marietta, GA
WellStar Health
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 22 of 27 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Grady WellStar Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $5,561 $203 WellStar ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $7,610 $419 WellStar ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $4,804 $203 WellStar ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $5,035 $203 WellStar ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $10,272 $205 WellStar ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $2,181 $98 WellStar ↓
Mammogram, screening $749 $59 WellStar ↓
DXA bone density scan $1,116 $59 WellStar ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $695 $25 WellStar ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $472 $35 WellStar ↓
Lipid panel $293 $28 WellStar ↓
CBC with differential $194 $13 WellStar ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $258 $19 WellStar ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $255 $14 WellStar ↓
Urinalysis — $33 tie
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $3,659 — tie
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy — $1,406 tie
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $5,169 $172 WellStar ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $573 $168 WellStar ↓
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $4,064 $4,176 Grady ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $7,176 $468 WellStar ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $1,712 $98 WellStar ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $626 $185 WellStar ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) — $7,874 tie
Prostate biopsy $7,635 $950 WellStar ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $2,806 $98 WellStar ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $541 $389 WellStar ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure Grady WellStar
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2/5
Would definitely recommend 68% 65%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 69% 64%
Nurses always communicated well 72% 70%
Doctors always communicated well 77% 74%
Given clear info about recovery 80% 80%
Room and bathroom always clean 65% 67%
Staff always explained meds 57% 53%
Quiet at night, always 49% 52%

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

For your specific insurance plan, prices can shift dramatically. Some hospitals negotiate steep discounts with one insurer and not another. Always check the plan-specific rate before you book.