US Health Care Costs

Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma in Georgia

MS-DRG 956: Limb reattachment, hip and femur procedures for multiple significant trauma

$204,914typical hospital bill
$35,536typical amount paid
$31,242–$68,359range paid across 6 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $204,914 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon16$172,466$31,242
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta14$188,342$33,865
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome11$220,080$34,879
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville16$198,320$36,194
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens14$211,508$38,787
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta20$406,421$68,359

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.