Hearing impaired? Georgia ranks low among state reimbursements for hearing implants

For those desperate to hear, especially for our childrens growth and development, it is disappointing to find that Georgia has one of the lowest reimbursement rates in the nation for pediatric cochlear implant surgery.

Georgia ranks low among state reimbursement for hearing implants | The Augusta Chronicle

The standard surgical cost for an implant is around $35,000 at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital and the state reimburses $26,000 for an adult to have the implant. But the state pays only $5,400 for a child’s surgery making Georgia “one of the worst reimbursements in the country,” according to McKinnon, an assistant professor of otology/neurotology at the Medical College of Georgia Hospital.