US Health Care Costs

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

MS-DRG 221: Cardiac valve and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville––––$101,398$63,132–$128,603 · 34 plans
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta––––$122,068$52,979–$179,562 · 13 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.