US Health Care Costs

Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 444: Disorders of the biliary tract with mcc

$82,755typical hospital bill
$17,583typical amount paid
$14,647–$20,733range paid across 4 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $82,755 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah16$52,890$14,647
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville14$114,415$15,666
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta20$112,410$19,501
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta13$53,100$20,733

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.