US Health Care Costs

Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 270: Other major cardiovascular procedures with mcc

$267,625typical hospital bill
$50,285typical amount paid
$36,116–$87,177range paid across 12 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $267,625 for this stay in 2024, about 5.3 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
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus18$198,543$36,116
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta18$218,027$37,888
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta15$196,409$40,188
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens13$196,427$41,404
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon12$262,859$42,175
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta11$214,835$50,275
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville18$272,392$50,296
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta37$276,370$51,576
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah19$450,935$53,041
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville29$316,499$59,876
Emory University HospitalAtlanta32$295,651$79,107
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta20$400,179$87,177

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.