US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Without Cc/Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 379: Gastrointestinal hemorrhage without cc/mcc

$31,990typical hospital bill
$6,962typical amount paid
$6,492–$11,655range paid across 3 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $31,990 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens11$27,998$6,492
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville11$36,211$6,962
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta11$31,990$11,655

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.