US Health Care Costs

Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 323: Coronary intravascular lithotripsy with intraluminal device with mcc

$293,806typical hospital bill
$45,089typical amount paid
$41,121–$49,056range paid across 2 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $293,806 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta13$272,180$41,121
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville19$315,432$49,056

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.