Cardiac Valve and Other Major Cardiothoracic Procedures Without Cardiac Catheterization in Georgia

MS-DRG 219: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

$408,417typical hospital bill

$85,441typical amount paid

$63,682–$139,505range paid across 9 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $408,417 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc	Atlanta	71	$233,218	$63,682
Northside Hospital Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	23	$408,417	$68,817
Piedmont Augusta Hospital	Augusta	11	$282,648	$70,415
AdventHealth Redmond	Rome	12	$747,389	$78,525
Piedmont Hospital, Inc	Atlanta	31	$432,583	$85,441
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	47	$504,485	$91,416
Emory University Hospital	Atlanta	45	$358,050	$95,918
Emory University Hospital Midtown	Atlanta	18	$335,740	$98,773
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc	Gainesville	16	$490,845	$139,505

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.