Heart stent in Georgia

MS-DRG 322: Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device without mcc

$109,160typical hospital bill

$15,620typical amount paid

$12,603–$21,515range paid across 41 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $109,160 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc	Atlanta	31	$61,947	$12,603
East Georgia Regional Medical Center	Statesboro	11	$149,120	$12,806
St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare	Columbus	21	$67,075	$12,868
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah	Savannah	48	$56,248	$12,971
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc	Douglas	15	$66,408	$13,412
Memorial Satilla Health	Waycross	14	$228,296	$13,516
Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins	Warner Robins	29	$86,078	$13,520
Northside Hospital Forsyth	Cumming	16	$147,269	$13,638
Piedmont Augusta Hospital	Augusta	45	$77,111	$14,075
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital	Vidalia	19	$139,793	$14,130
Emory Johns Creek Hospital	Johns Creek	19	$69,253	$14,311
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center	Hiram	27	$112,171	$14,409
Piedmont Fayette Hospital	Fayetteville	23	$131,655	$14,553
AdventHealth Redmond	Rome	59	$202,227	$14,630
Archbold Memorial Hospital	Thomasville	15	$80,463	$14,654
Northside Hospital Cherokee	Canton	27	$141,311	$14,957
Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton	Carrollton	32	$89,603	$15,100
Emory Decatur Hospital	Decatur	13	$57,769	$15,198
Wellstar Spalding Medical Center	Griffin	14	$107,570	$15,409
Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center	Roswell	19	$109,160	$15,586
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center	Savannah	34	$127,347	$15,620
Emory University Hospital Midtown	Atlanta	14	$67,681	$15,962
Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica	Villa Rica	11	$96,637	$15,984
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center	Athens	36	$115,666	$16,019
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus	Brunswick	13	$61,065	$16,593
Piedmont Hospital, Inc	Atlanta	51	$133,930	$16,730
Northside Hospital Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	35	$139,797	$16,871
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center	Cartersville	12	$137,522	$17,031
Sgmc Health	Valdosta	37	$79,066	$17,072
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center	Macon	40	$125,364	$17,318
Piedmont Henry Hospital	Stockbridge	23	$120,062	$17,343
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc	Newnan	21	$158,088	$17,441
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, Dba	Macon	18	$111,120	$17,444
Tift Regional Medical Center	Tifton	15	$64,072	$18,091
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc	Gainesville	92	$136,239	$18,250
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	54	$116,227	$18,347
Hamilton Medical Center	Dalton	24	$109,428	$18,824
St Mary's Hospital	Athens	37	$81,599	$19,032
Emory University Hospital	Atlanta	20	$58,834	$19,520
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center	Rome	24	$104,481	$21,237
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med Col	Augusta	24	$99,369	$21,515

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.