US Health Care Costs

Digestive Malignancy with Cc in Georgia

MS-DRG 375: Digestive malignancy with cc

$50,642typical hospital bill
$11,181typical amount paid
$8,308–$13,608range paid across 4 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,642 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta16$32,828$8,308
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta11$33,634$9,776
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta13$67,650$12,586
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta11$92,654$13,608

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.