US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications in Georgia

MS-DRG 811: Red blood cell disorders with mcc

$55,725typical hospital bill
$12,888typical amount paid
$9,212–$51,846range paid across 38 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $55,725 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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 Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah15$37,504$9,212
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta16$55,244$9,765
Fairview Park HospitalDublin18$79,513$10,034
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta15$41,296$10,347
Sgmc HealthValdosta20$33,067$10,409
Doctors HospitalAugusta20$72,391$10,410
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins28$36,601$10,616
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth13$71,407$10,691
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus19$39,632$10,697
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming26$84,831$11,005
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton20$81,337$11,136
Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton11$54,511$11,608
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton12$46,365$11,666
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens21$59,089$11,885
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus11$45,308$11,907
Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers12$44,010$12,029
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge19$52,381$12,435
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah44$56,207$12,704
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick21$32,972$12,841
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville11$53,433$12,935
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome12$52,586$12,992
AdventHealth RedmondRome17$116,549$13,183
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville25$66,474$13,494
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell28$104,313$13,763
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon21$73,005$14,441
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville11$44,058$14,497
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville30$84,831$14,665
Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur15$60,645$14,990
Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia21$42,556$15,101
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany17$53,303$15,299
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta24$111,506$15,399
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta25$54,232$15,813
St Mary's HospitalAthens12$31,624$16,017
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta16$69,254$16,830
Emory University HospitalAtlanta20$66,167$21,148
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta15$100,551$26,617
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta41$78,881$28,542
Northside HospitalAtlanta13$345,510$51,846

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.