US Health Care Costs

Pneumonia, with complications in Georgia

MS-DRG 194: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with cc

$33,407typical hospital bill
$7,585typical amount paid
$5,696–$15,284range paid across 45 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $33,407 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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, IncAtlanta18$24,015$5,696
Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus12$23,547$5,857
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta40$30,346$6,235
East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro12$41,962$6,317
Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram24$49,270$6,420
Union General HospitalBlairsville56$20,626$6,492
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming34$47,349$6,623
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper15$33,407$6,748
Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon12$33,030$6,808
Sgmc HealthValdosta25$25,486$6,826
Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe14$31,732$6,944
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins21$24,872$6,997
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville14$37,935$7,008
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville12$48,482$7,126
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton17$50,917$7,172
Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville11$37,105$7,283
Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie13$18,138$7,417
Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston12$21,800$7,431
Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington11$34,329$7,526
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell17$50,705$7,528
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge15$38,620$7,555
Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas32$23,427$7,573
Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton19$47,792$7,585
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick14$22,188$7,590
Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup21$27,000$7,790
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens22$32,331$7,822
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton21$32,671$7,984
Northeast Georgia Medical Center HabershamDemorest29$38,797$8,096
Dodge County HospitalEastman20$19,410$8,177
Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega11$36,208$8,193
St Mary's HospitalAthens23$21,978$8,254
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan11$33,555$8,428
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville12$27,290$8,478
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome27$35,364$8,513
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton16$27,425$8,778
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville90$44,901$8,966
Ngmc Barrow, LLCWinder17$38,247$9,051
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon30$40,641$9,214
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta20$30,934$9,238
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville26$50,280$9,756
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta11$31,961$9,810
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta51$46,601$10,562
Emory University HospitalAtlanta18$32,939$11,957
Northside HospitalAtlanta25$76,853$14,200
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta18$54,589$15,284

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.