US Health Care Costs

Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 917: Poisoning and toxic effects of drugs with mcc

$75,095typical hospital bill
$16,311typical amount paid
$13,639–$28,749range paid across 9 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $75,095 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming16$51,172$13,639
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah12$74,682$13,923
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville37$51,749$14,525
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick15$38,739$15,033
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton14$75,095$16,311
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville13$92,780$17,621
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta16$118,195$18,745
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell11$110,517$20,766
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta34$95,276$28,749

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.