Major Chest Procedures with Cc in Georgia

MS-DRG 164: Major chest procedures with cc

$113,817typical hospital bill

$21,351typical amount paid

$17,289–$33,447range paid across 15 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $113,817 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
Piedmont Augusta Hospital	Augusta	11	$142,206	$17,289
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc	Atlanta	17	$98,108	$17,473
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah	Savannah	11	$81,661	$17,725
Candler Hospital	Savannah	13	$93,938	$18,431
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc	Newnan	15	$132,950	$18,855
Archbold Memorial Hospital	Thomasville	13	$85,764	$19,678
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown	Columbus	13	$103,934	$20,058
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center	Athens	13	$185,752	$21,351
AdventHealth Redmond	Rome	13	$266,342	$21,566
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc	Gainesville	31	$166,772	$22,223
Northside Hospital	Atlanta	33	$165,857	$23,184
Piedmont Hospital, Inc	Atlanta	41	$113,817	$25,242
Emory University Hospital	Atlanta	34	$94,055	$31,449
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med Col	Augusta	16	$105,286	$31,810
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center	Marietta	36	$137,731	$33,447

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.