US Health Care Costs

Complications of Treatment with Cc in Georgia

MS-DRG 920: Complications of treatment with cc

$33,219typical hospital bill
$11,434typical amount paid
$8,451–$14,427range paid across 5 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,219 for this stay in 2024, about 2.9 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
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville13$33,219$8,451
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta11$30,308$11,180
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta15$42,141$11,434
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta19$40,801$12,678
Emory University HospitalAtlanta17$27,815$14,427

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.