US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 919: Complications of treatment with mcc

$61,853typical hospital bill
$18,355typical amount paid
$13,076–$37,664range paid across 8 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $61,853 for this stay in 2024, about 3.4 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
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins13$27,758$13,076
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta18$59,867$15,495
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon20$60,232$17,287
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta18$63,474$18,066
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta17$51,180$18,645
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming12$137,534$19,488
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta27$81,940$21,149
Emory University HospitalAtlanta36$113,400$37,664

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.