US Health Care Costs

Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) in Georgia

MS-DRG 563: Fracture, sprain, strain and dislocation except femur, hip, pelvis and thigh without mcc

$44,148typical hospital bill
$8,230typical amount paid
$6,137–$23,153range paid across 18 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $44,148 for this stay in 2024, about 5.4 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
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah15$17,667$6,137
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta12$25,268$6,670
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville21$41,067$7,423
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell15$50,635$7,546
Sgmc HealthValdosta12$21,408$7,556
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton11$51,578$7,693
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming19$41,850$7,885
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan14$38,605$7,893
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge11$46,446$8,228
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens15$39,544$8,233
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah12$35,952$8,437
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville30$48,979$9,440
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell14$53,188$10,268
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon18$49,709$10,524
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta36$50,693$10,688
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville23$50,892$11,087
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta11$33,288$12,566
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta26$73,783$23,153

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.