US Health Care Costs

Hip replacement after a hip fracture in Georgia

MS-DRG 522: Hip replacement with principal diagnosis of hip fracture without mcc

$100,711typical hospital bill
$16,596typical amount paid
$13,454–$35,430range paid across 44 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $100,711 for this stay in 2024, about 6.1 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 - SavannahSavannah36$65,362$13,454
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus11$67,399$14,402
East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro17$121,051$14,546
Fairview Park HospitalDublin11$151,655$14,686
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta30$86,484$14,868
Union General HospitalBlairsville30$45,289$14,978
Sgmc HealthValdosta27$69,437$14,981
Doctors HospitalAugusta22$174,227$15,145
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming36$120,171$15,153
Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas11$81,406$15,169
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta21$59,074$15,502
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins30$52,171$15,583
AdventHealth RedmondRome16$175,990$15,629
Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe11$121,436$15,854
Memorial Health Meadows HospitalVidalia13$88,553$15,987
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan21$127,047$16,098
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton16$80,105$16,273
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville13$164,406$16,284
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell20$90,604$16,286
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge29$106,918$16,303
Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston19$76,885$16,306
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville14$55,721$16,549
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus15$87,277$16,642
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton37$111,606$16,700
Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin13$91,960$17,111
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, DbaMacon15$119,510$17,344
Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus21$87,711$17,389
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah41$120,836$17,443
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville20$124,886$17,567
St Mary's HospitalAthens20$68,207$18,305
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton25$94,503$18,432
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon37$79,485$18,456
Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton15$60,201$18,763
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens40$114,609$19,110
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome25$117,391$19,198
Northside HospitalAtlanta27$135,573$19,989
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick32$50,141$20,047
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville96$124,121$21,275
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville33$119,786$21,280
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta53$115,026$21,726
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany22$69,983$22,072
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta25$114,679$22,102
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta13$111,153$26,274
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta26$195,130$35,430

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.