Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis Without Mc in Georgia

MS-DRG 024: Craniotomy with major device implant or acute complex cns principal diagnosis without mc

$210,603typical hospital bill

$40,607typical amount paid

$25,712–$52,762range paid across 6 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $210,603 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center	Savannah	13	$265,763	$25,712
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc	Gainesville	17	$195,918	$32,343
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	27	$277,980	$39,608
Emory University Hospital	Atlanta	25	$134,081	$41,606
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med Col	Augusta	17	$225,289	$43,919
Grady Memorial Hospital	Atlanta	17	$187,797	$52,762

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.