US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc in Georgia

MS-DRG 468: Revision of hip or knee replacement without cc/mcc

$123,722typical hospital bill
$21,152typical amount paid
$16,987–$26,672range paid across 8 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $123,722 for this stay in 2024, about 5.8 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
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah20$98,097$16,987
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton14$138,597$19,854
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah19$108,603$20,686
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming42$153,843$20,827
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta14$108,848$21,478
St Mary's HospitalAthens22$66,408$22,473
Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro15$185,104$25,907
Northside HospitalAtlanta14$162,077$26,672

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.