US Health Care Costs

Other O.r. Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 957: Other o.r. procedures for multiple significant trauma with mcc

$684,642typical hospital bill
$104,948typical amount paid
$100,367–$109,530range paid across 2 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $684,642 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta11$769,040$100,367
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta11$600,245$109,530

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.