Atlanta Health Care Prices On The High End, National Report Says

To demonstrate the extent of price variation within metro areas, the report studied two types of childbirth services: C-section delivery and vaginal delivery. Also analyzed were a common blood test and a screening mammogram, and office visits for current and new patients.

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Metro Atlanta is in the top third of 112 urban areas on health care pricing, newly released data show.

The prices in greater Atlanta are higher than those in Augusta and Savannah, the two other Georgia cities studied by the Health Care Cost Institute.

The Healthy Marketplace Index report shows wide variation for the same medical service across U.S. cities – and even within the same city.