Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc in Georgia

MS-DRG 493: Lower extremity and humerus procedures except hip, foot and femur with cc

$134,992typical hospital bill

$20,629typical amount paid

$18,417–$39,112range paid across 8 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $134,992 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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)

Hospital	City	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center	Roswell	12	$118,294	$18,417
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center	Athens	23	$130,889	$19,473
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center	Macon	33	$118,082	$20,284
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical Center	Savannah	33	$139,096	$20,531
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc	Gainesville	30	$143,613	$20,726
Northside Hospital Gwinnett	Lawrenceville	16	$93,712	$21,515
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	45	$150,749	$23,431
Grady Memorial Hospital	Atlanta	25	$260,823	$39,112

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.