Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 482: Hip and femur procedures except major joint without cc/mcc

$72,235typical hospital bill

$13,797typical amount paid

$10,139–$18,622range paid across 8 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $72,235 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah	Savannah	23	$55,137	$10,139
Northside Hospital Forsyth	Cumming	11	$71,190	$11,442
Sgmc Health	Valdosta	16	$60,872	$11,986
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center	Savannah	14	$90,133	$13,009
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center	Macon	12	$67,210	$14,585
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc	Gainesville	30	$107,454	$15,826
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	20	$93,728	$15,829
Hamilton Medical Center	Dalton	11	$73,279	$18,622

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.