US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 183: Major chest trauma with mcc

$147,470typical hospital bill
$25,134typical amount paid
$17,239–$33,029range paid across 2 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $147,470 for this stay in 2024, about 5.9 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
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta17$141,732$17,239
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta16$153,208$33,029

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.