Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 455: Combined anterior and posterior spinal fusion without cc/mcc

$220,623typical hospital bill

$41,787typical amount paid

$28,627–$64,307range paid across 16 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $220,623 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside	Columbus	48	$209,636	$28,627
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah	Savannah	26	$134,481	$30,245
Northside Hospital Forsyth	Cumming	19	$232,105	$33,587
Northside Hospital Cherokee	Canton	27	$227,309	$35,901
St Mary's Hospital	Athens	54	$128,753	$38,427
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba	Macon	17	$233,992	$38,928
Northside Hospital	Atlanta	27	$251,678	$40,834
Piedmont Hospital, Inc	Atlanta	39	$255,777	$41,457
Emory University Hospital	Atlanta	21	$93,878	$42,117
Piedmont Augusta Hospital	Augusta	23	$213,937	$43,022
Emory University Hospital Midtown	Atlanta	13	$84,189	$45,453
Burke Medical Center	Waynesboro	14	$362,604	$46,883
Northside Hospital Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	15	$293,739	$49,124
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center	Macon	12	$174,504	$50,392
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	16	$202,617	$51,343
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc	Gainesville	29	$364,505	$64,307

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.