US Health Care Costs

Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 235: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization with mcc

$259,232typical hospital bill
$55,308typical amount paid
$41,302–$65,071range paid across 9 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $259,232 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta52$225,872$41,302
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon13$202,770$43,374
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville25$259,232$50,611
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta16$214,494$53,387
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta39$410,156$55,308
AdventHealth RedmondRome11$583,531$55,493
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta29$301,630$60,837
Emory University HospitalAtlanta14$233,206$61,110
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta22$288,170$65,071

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.