US Health Care Costs

Kidney Transplant with Hemodialysis with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 650: Kidney transplant with hemodialysis with mcc

$513,181typical hospital bill
$53,062typical amount paid
$52,637–$57,580range paid across 3 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $513,181 for this stay in 2024, about 9.7 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
Emory University HospitalAtlanta43$233,571$52,637
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta18$668,492$53,062
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta22$513,181$57,580

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.