US Health Care Costs

Pneumothorax with Cc in Georgia

MS-DRG 200: Pneumothorax with cc

$63,621typical hospital bill
$12,288typical amount paid
$10,200–$17,282range paid across 5 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $63,621 for this stay in 2024, about 5.2 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 Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens17$48,576$10,200
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah15$69,054$12,281
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville17$39,685$12,288
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta13$111,897$12,354
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta11$63,621$17,282

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.