US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$24,231typical hospital bill
$6,683typical amount paid
$4,625–$9,357range paid across 7 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $24,231 for this stay in 2024, about 3.6 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 Augusta HospitalAugusta12$18,812$4,625
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton13$34,421$5,292
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah16$24,231$5,965
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon14$22,284$6,683
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville25$27,340$7,107
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta19$28,027$7,583
Emory University HospitalAtlanta12$20,052$9,357

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.