US Health Care Costs

Lung infection, with major complications in Georgia

MS-DRG 177: Respiratory infections and inflammations with mcc

$55,349typical hospital bill
$13,527typical amount paid
$10,530–$30,944range paid across 70 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $55,349 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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 NorthsideColumbus23$41,225$10,530
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah29$42,318$10,736
Doctors HospitalAugusta28$73,571$11,472
Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek109$44,429$11,497
East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro30$64,277$11,562
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta117$45,013$11,585
Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe23$69,526$11,640
Fairview Park HospitalDublin68$88,217$11,643
Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas11$35,903$11,650
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth31$64,542$11,769
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper37$52,393$11,882
Sgmc HealthValdosta118$38,729$11,966
Union General HospitalBlairsville42$38,652$12,000
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins91$39,297$12,178
Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram71$87,219$12,267
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus28$53,627$12,327
Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville18$30,145$12,330
Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross25$65,720$12,375
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming138$87,511$12,426
AdventHealth GordonCalhoun26$99,003$12,629
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville58$55,743$12,673
Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia21$33,893$12,703
Crisp Regional HospitalCordele13$43,342$12,723
Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers20$67,719$12,857
Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin24$76,601$12,868
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton103$72,726$12,939
Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington24$51,500$13,016
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta97$49,181$13,144
Candler HospitalSavannah35$53,100$13,165
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega18$46,898$13,259
Memorial Health Meadows HospitalVidalia18$42,731$13,295
Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus15$52,270$13,437
Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest18$54,955$13,485
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell73$104,026$13,495
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus17$77,133$13,524
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville42$43,683$13,529
AdventHealth RedmondRome57$117,606$13,583
Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange28$74,578$13,627
Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie22$35,639$13,749
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge32$58,522$13,780
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton45$60,989$13,795
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens80$52,082$14,102
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan36$60,045$14,106
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton59$53,195$14,123
Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton69$46,125$14,130
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville55$87,152$14,138
Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville26$90,423$14,153
Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur44$53,627$14,222
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, DbaMacon41$52,674$14,516
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah47$51,784$14,557
St Mary's HospitalAthens28$40,576$14,672
Ngmc Barrow, LLCWinder14$51,221$14,694
Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup13$36,172$14,720
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick86$36,845$15,568
Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia14$45,741$15,727
Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica22$53,734$15,798
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon59$76,413$15,966
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome62$58,088$16,005
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville198$77,469$16,095
Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville34$109,790$16,246
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta42$58,156$16,399
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell63$118,942$16,573
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta218$93,212$17,036
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany38$53,945$18,888
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta44$66,244$19,569
Northside HospitalAtlanta79$103,422$20,105
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville108$97,120$20,119
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta38$73,089$23,600
Emory University HospitalAtlanta92$74,433$23,988
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta40$80,872$30,944

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.