US Health Care Costs

Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy with Intraluminal Device Without Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 324: Coronary intravascular lithotripsy with intraluminal device without mcc

$217,873typical hospital bill
$25,778typical amount paid
$22,257–$31,585range paid across 4 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $217,873 for this stay in 2024, about 8.5 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
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton12$195,418$22,257
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville11$246,333$25,510
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville24$240,328$26,047
Emory University HospitalAtlanta12$78,921$31,585

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.