US Health Care Costs

Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications in Georgia

MS-DRG 698: Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc

$63,058typical hospital bill
$13,369typical amount paid
$9,737–$31,793range paid across 56 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $63,058 for this stay in 2024, about 4.7 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
Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus31$49,408$9,737
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah34$50,904$10,400
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta35$50,271$11,446
East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro24$82,922$11,454
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus31$62,490$11,529
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth15$55,173$11,699
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper17$43,746$11,799
Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram33$77,184$11,978
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins48$32,786$12,031
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta60$40,370$12,352
Sgmc HealthValdosta46$36,525$12,483
Doctors HospitalAugusta46$99,800$12,555
Candler HospitalSavannah58$53,778$12,723
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming64$95,249$12,724
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton57$81,344$12,762
Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville42$80,387$12,826
Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton26$35,047$12,840
Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington16$54,632$12,876
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge38$61,724$12,920
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville16$33,101$12,966
AdventHealth RedmondRome34$109,569$12,987
Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange24$88,048$12,994
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell24$80,069$13,099
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville39$67,090$13,169
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton35$39,886$13,206
Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie15$31,327$13,281
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus30$57,579$13,286
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, DbaMacon23$76,750$13,349
Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek39$48,976$13,389
Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers26$58,881$13,600
Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur37$53,621$13,804
Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross12$71,694$13,961
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah45$46,869$14,023
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens61$60,683$14,046
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome25$46,779$14,213
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville19$87,541$14,241
Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin11$101,055$14,500
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan37$66,057$14,753
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton12$61,056$14,910
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick26$34,637$15,218
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon34$63,626$15,250
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell35$72,132$15,458
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany17$55,986$15,485
Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia18$38,597$15,506
St Mary's HospitalAthens12$46,761$15,590
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville95$76,957$15,945
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville52$77,686$16,167
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta25$75,296$16,720
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta100$87,129$17,565
Northside HospitalAtlanta43$86,241$18,121
Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville20$159,279$18,787
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta82$68,600$18,888
AdventHealth GordonCalhoun21$68,702$19,329
Emory University HospitalAtlanta93$72,243$24,801
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta53$91,617$26,461
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta34$105,729$31,793

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.