Bowel obstruction, with complications in Georgia

MS-DRG 389: Gastrointestinal obstruction with cc

$30,403typical hospital bill

$7,700typical amount paid

$4,751–$13,319range paid across 38 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $30,403 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid	Cash price	Insurers (median)
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside	Columbus	26	$21,594	$4,751	–	–
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc	Atlanta	27	$26,955	$5,395	–	–
Union General Hospital	Blairsville	12	$9,819	$5,880	–	–
Emory Johns Creek Hospital	Johns Creek	22	$26,943	$5,955	–	–
Piedmont Augusta Hospital	Augusta	51	$24,800	$5,984	–	–
St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare	Columbus	12	$26,620	$6,167	–	–
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc	Jasper	23	$29,763	$6,698	–	–
Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins	Warner Robins	24	$15,571	$6,768	–	–
Doctors Hospital	Augusta	26	$57,514	$6,844	–	–
Piedmont Fayette Hospital	Fayetteville	14	$29,908	$6,853	–	–
Sgmc Health	Valdosta	17	$19,933	$6,874	–	–
Northside Hospital Duluth	Duluth	13	$33,935	$6,990	–	–
AdventHealth Gordon	Calhoun	14	$31,666	$7,008	–	–
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc	Newnan	19	$41,706	$7,050	–	–
Northside Hospital Forsyth	Cumming	31	$47,213	$7,064	–	–
Candler Hospital	Savannah	12	$18,923	$7,275	–	–
Piedmont Eastside Medical Center	Snellville	18	$32,537	$7,313	–	–
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center	Savannah	15	$26,394	$7,446	–	–
Wellstar Spalding Medical Center	Griffin	13	$43,992	$7,579	–	–
Archbold Memorial Hospital	Thomasville	12	$21,026	$7,820	–	–
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital	Albany	12	$19,196	$7,846	–	–
Tift Regional Medical Center	Tifton	12	$29,138	$7,861	–	–
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center	Athens	36	$30,898	$7,899	–	–
Piedmont Henry Hospital	Stockbridge	19	$35,862	$7,905	–	–
Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center	Roswell	23	$35,447	$7,974	–	–
Northside Hospital Cherokee	Canton	38	$42,933	$8,033	–	–
Hamilton Medical Center	Dalton	12	$28,485	$8,275	–	–
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center	Rome	13	$38,400	$8,469	–	–
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center	Macon	32	$33,888	$8,744	–	–
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc	Gainesville	47	$31,660	$8,852	–	$17,702$11,021–$22,278 · 34 plans
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	45	$46,775	$9,768	–	$21,767$18,677–$31,749 · 12 plans
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center	Lagrange	11	$44,280	$9,974	–	–
Northside Hospital Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	19	$37,446	$10,018	–	–
Northside Hospital	Atlanta	15	$53,644	$10,740	–	–
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus	Brunswick	22	$25,460	$11,220	–	–
Piedmont Hospital, Inc	Atlanta	18	$37,289	$11,740	–	–
Emory University Hospital Midtown	Atlanta	16	$26,562	$12,468	–	–
Emory University Hospital	Atlanta	22	$27,984	$13,319	–	–

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.