US Health Care Costs

Degenerative Nervous System Disorders with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 056: Degenerative nervous system disorders with mcc

$109,590typical hospital bill
$21,329typical amount paid
$15,807–$41,666range paid across 8 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $109,590 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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
Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek13$40,772$15,807
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming19$111,803$17,106
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah16$77,710$18,432
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon12$121,826$20,680
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville14$107,377$21,979
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta37$99,458$22,703
Northside HospitalAtlanta15$121,812$25,450
Emory University HospitalAtlanta25$125,458$41,666

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.