US Health Care Costs

Major Chest Trauma with Cc in Georgia

MS-DRG 184: Major chest trauma with cc

$66,461typical hospital bill
$11,087typical amount paid
$9,826–$26,907range paid across 7 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $66,461 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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 Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens12$53,892$9,826
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah17$66,461$10,117
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell11$78,964$10,804
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville14$47,734$11,087
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon12$52,926$11,370
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta27$77,626$12,027
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta40$106,823$26,907

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.