US Health Care Costs

Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc in Georgia

MS-DRG 372: Major gastrointestinal disorders and peritoneal infections with cc

$48,562typical hospital bill
$10,035typical amount paid
$7,938–$14,002range paid across 17 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $48,562 for this stay in 2024, about 4.8 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
Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek12$30,511$7,938
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta14$40,620$8,061
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming26$58,911$8,165
Sgmc HealthValdosta15$28,378$8,640
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton16$50,354$8,643
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta15$28,999$8,752
Candler HospitalSavannah12$22,809$8,936
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell14$58,318$9,085
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon11$54,487$10,035
Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram11$59,546$10,210
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome11$40,971$10,619
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville26$48,562$10,699
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta24$50,020$12,032
Northside HospitalAtlanta11$55,868$12,278
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta13$47,861$13,005
Emory University HospitalAtlanta12$31,197$13,894
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville12$52,789$14,002

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.