US Health Care Costs

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 371: Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with mcc

$73,484typical hospital bill
$15,902typical amount paid
$12,716–$21,833range paid across 7 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $73,484 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming12$81,137$12,716
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton15$70,934$12,807
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens14$71,135$14,736
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome12$82,049$15,902
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville20$73,484$16,112
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta22$83,774$17,103
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta17$55,361$21,833

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.