Cranial and Peripheral Nerve Disorders Without Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 074: Cranial and peripheral nerve disorders without mcc

$60,797typical hospital bill

$10,853typical amount paid

$8,205–$22,458range paid across 6 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $60,797 for this stay in 2024, about 5.6 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
Northside Hospital Forsyth	Cumming	15	$63,696	$8,205
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center	Rome	13	$42,592	$10,432
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	11	$64,701	$10,563
Northside Hospital Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	11	$60,628	$11,143
Emory University Hospital	Atlanta	26	$41,366	$17,562
Grady Memorial Hospital	Atlanta	12	$60,966	$22,458

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.