US Health Care Costs

Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio in Georgia

MS-DRG 808: Major hematological and immunological diagnoses except sickle cell crisis and coagulatio

$110,355typical hospital bill
$25,145typical amount paid
$18,286–$33,936range paid across 5 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $110,355 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah16$77,295$18,286
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville11$82,916$18,767
Northside HospitalAtlanta18$164,389$25,145
Emory University HospitalAtlanta16$110,355$33,020
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta11$143,647$33,936

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.