US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 233: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation with mcc

$378,569typical hospital bill
$70,893typical amount paid
$64,788–$85,116range paid across 5 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $378,569 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville20$381,232$64,788
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta30$443,076$65,197
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta15$294,933$70,893
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta19$378,569$83,359
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon19$290,211$85,116

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.