US Health Care Costs

Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 299: Peripheral vascular disorders with mcc

$65,025typical hospital bill
$15,023typical amount paid
$10,758–$23,216range paid across 13 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $65,025 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta14$71,630$10,758
Sgmc HealthValdosta12$43,646$11,393
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming13$64,619$11,549
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville19$45,920$12,935
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville14$65,025$13,497
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens11$63,603$13,576
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell13$103,293$15,023
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville12$74,271$15,177
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon12$53,591$15,732
Northside HospitalAtlanta15$87,810$16,231
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta11$61,404$17,864
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta20$103,267$18,105
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton18$69,322$23,216

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.