US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders in Georgia

MS-DRG 812: Red blood cell disorders without mcc

$35,564typical hospital bill
$8,717typical amount paid
$5,864–$23,086range paid across 49 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $35,564 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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 staysBilledPaid
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus12$26,768$5,864
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta23$36,411$6,302
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah23$34,427$6,451
East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro11$31,511$6,848
Fairview Park HospitalDublin15$44,454$6,887
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta22$28,784$6,983
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins31$23,691$7,248
AdventHealth RedmondRome13$56,181$7,269
Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross12$54,095$7,450
Sgmc HealthValdosta11$27,081$7,601
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton22$65,004$7,749
Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston11$26,821$7,890
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell11$84,240$8,178
Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek15$25,395$8,209
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick12$23,799$8,270
Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie12$18,849$8,273
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville21$39,343$8,284
Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup19$16,958$8,339
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan11$35,564$8,466
Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers17$30,461$8,478
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens36$31,700$8,484
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon18$34,142$8,501
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome13$38,665$8,555
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton15$25,142$8,562
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming23$72,353$8,717
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah23$31,437$8,721
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus17$30,457$8,797
Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington12$37,441$8,803
Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin11$60,000$8,854
Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville12$61,680$9,344
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge24$48,093$9,398
Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur11$33,278$9,450
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton12$38,502$9,741
Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton14$37,156$10,113
Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia30$24,317$10,262
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville32$47,665$10,338
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta52$56,974$10,450
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta16$41,405$10,594
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville34$66,386$10,629
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta45$35,735$10,988
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany49$27,522$11,077
Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram32$68,491$11,662
St Mary's HospitalAthens18$15,613$11,753
Northside HospitalAtlanta37$53,104$12,257
Emory University HospitalAtlanta15$31,779$12,265
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta18$25,949$13,944
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell19$100,087$14,587
Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville22$34,405$15,421
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta98$47,892$23,086

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.