US Health Care Costs

Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc in Georgia

MS-DRG 660: Kidney and ureter procedures for non-neoplasm with cc

$64,534typical hospital bill
$12,488typical amount paid
$10,308–$21,008range paid across 15 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $64,534 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming12$64,056$10,308
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton21$81,078$10,921
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan16$64,534$10,924
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah19$46,486$10,948
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens17$55,896$11,759
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton18$52,317$12,163
St Mary's HospitalAthens12$51,201$12,464
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville47$73,579$12,488
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome18$89,577$12,569
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville13$61,740$12,825
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon19$49,640$13,143
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville17$72,703$13,765
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta29$78,786$13,943
Northside HospitalAtlanta16$71,552$14,724
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta19$100,748$21,008

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.