US Health Care Costs

Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with Cc in Georgia

MS-DRG 565: Other musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diagnoses with cc

$42,764typical hospital bill
$11,087typical amount paid
$10,564–$13,370range paid across 4 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $42,764 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah13$39,991$10,564
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Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville13$45,386$10,604
–$22,513$13,235–$28,333 · 34 plans
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon14$40,142$11,570
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Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta14$55,805$13,370
–$27,683$21,399–$40,379 · 12 plans

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.