US Health Care Costs

Pancreas, Liver and Shunt Procedures with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 405: Pancreas, liver and shunt procedures with mcc

$262,251typical hospital bill
$79,794typical amount paid
$56,176–$103,411range paid across 2 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $262,251 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta33$239,250$56,176
Emory University HospitalAtlanta18$285,252$103,411

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.