Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation Without Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 234: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation without mcc

$252,728typical hospital bill

$50,232typical amount paid

$40,719–$60,419range paid across 10 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $252,728 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah	Savannah	14	$200,387	$40,719
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center	Macon	15	$204,819	$42,306
Piedmont Augusta Hospital	Augusta	12	$238,981	$43,133
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba	Macon	13	$284,882	$47,690
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc	Atlanta	11	$199,191	$50,222
Northside Hospital Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	27	$223,514	$50,243
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc	Gainesville	40	$350,546	$53,061
Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton	Carrollton	11	$266,475	$54,641
Piedmont Hospital, Inc	Atlanta	24	$290,429	$57,485
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	16	$321,617	$60,419

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.