US Health Care Costs

Endocrine Disorders with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 643: Endocrine disorders with mcc

$52,795typical hospital bill
$13,536typical amount paid
$11,326–$19,802range paid across 8 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $52,795 for this stay in 2024, about 3.9 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 Creek12$42,967$11,326
Sgmc HealthValdosta11$25,819$11,482
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville11$70,826$12,725
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta11$40,255$13,000
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens13$62,622$14,073
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville21$76,270$16,373
Emory University HospitalAtlanta13$37,992$18,050
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta23$115,271$19,802

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.