US Health Care Costs

Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 435: Malignancy of hepatobiliary system or pancreas with mcc

$90,902typical hospital bill
$18,976typical amount paid
$12,327–$22,773range paid across 10 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $90,902 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
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta19$57,423$12,327
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville21$116,405$16,640
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah16$89,448$16,818
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta12$126,932$18,104
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville14$92,355$18,840
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming11$114,317$19,112
Northside HospitalAtlanta19$104,008$19,132
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta11$84,187$19,954
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta20$82,226$19,990
Emory University HospitalAtlanta31$61,028$22,773

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.