US Health Care Costs

Sepsis, with major complications in Georgia

MS-DRG 871: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc

$72,268typical hospital bill
$16,147typical amount paid
$11,983–$35,596range paid across 76 hospitals

Georgia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $72,268 for this stay in 2024, about 4.5 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 Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus278$58,666$11,983
AdventHealth MurrayChatsworth36$50,090$12,978
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah180$64,966$13,128
Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center, LLCLavonia33$29,454$13,665
Union General HospitalBlairsville17$39,099$13,877
Coffee Regional Medical Center, IncDouglas17$37,023$13,976
Piedmont Walton HospitalMonroe172$74,470$14,038
Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon51$55,624$14,041
Commonspirit-Memorial Hospital-North GeorgiaRinggold21$25,542$14,175
Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, IncAtlanta269$65,700$14,234
Doctors HospitalAugusta320$139,504$14,250
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins456$42,791$14,316
East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro253$80,970$14,357
St Francis Hospital- Emory HealthcareColumbus243$68,251$14,380
Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville47$37,399$14,440
Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross227$83,663$14,550
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta332$66,517$14,640
Fairview Park HospitalDublin125$113,205$14,796
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital IncJasper324$60,301$14,799
Memorial Health Meadows HospitalVidalia94$51,689$14,814
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth91$83,117$14,865
AdventHealth RedmondRome346$130,875$14,995
Crisp Regional HospitalCordele44$37,397$15,113
Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington177$72,279$15,129
Evans Memorial HospitalClaxton16$66,420$15,190
Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston33$48,420$15,233
Piedmont Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville197$97,996$15,292
Candler HospitalSavannah163$62,961$15,376
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton374$99,919$15,433
Sgmc HealthValdosta234$54,131$15,532
Piedmont Eastside Medical CenterSnellville225$98,657$15,598
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan425$80,612$15,608
Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton250$62,263$15,723
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville659$85,533$15,761
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton130$59,853$15,788
Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie94$45,241$15,911
Wellstar Paulding Medical CenterHiram212$116,754$16,059
Coliseum Medical Centers, Llc, DbaMacon263$87,627$16,096
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville137$51,120$16,198
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus429$65,056$16,228
Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur213$68,228$16,292
Phoebe Sumter Medical CenterAmericus36$48,429$16,424
Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek173$74,272$16,431
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah367$76,285$16,561
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge584$80,706$16,569
Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin254$111,968$16,638
Piedmont Rockdale HospitalConyers296$83,713$16,792
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens690$72,256$16,877
St Mary's HospitalAthens88$48,464$16,915
Wellstar West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange255$101,295$16,961
Stephens County HospitalToccoa16$24,291$16,982
AdventHealth GordonCalhoun165$89,759$17,090
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming281$114,884$17,091
Wellstar North Fulton Medical CenterRoswell175$138,633$17,207
Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup24$42,737$17,339
Hamilton Medical CenterDalton121$90,070$17,754
Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro18$33,453$18,213
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick314$43,472$18,354
Emory Hillandale HospitalLithonia75$58,100$18,354
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon285$93,253$18,505
Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica67$50,598$18,748
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome184$76,585$18,850
Wellstar Douglas Medical CenterDouglasville180$130,195$18,886
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville437$101,618$19,006
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany141$64,620$19,251
Northside Hospital GwinnettLawrenceville410$109,340$19,402
Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale95$67,679$19,435
Wellstar Cobb Medical CenterAustell200$138,844$19,580
Northside HospitalAtlanta247$115,478$20,493
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta512$132,946$21,008
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta112$86,102$21,346
Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden CampusSaint Marys30$23,569$24,899
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta362$96,100$25,422
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated with Med ColAugusta223$98,128$27,058
Emory University HospitalAtlanta232$86,861$28,468
Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta158$168,692$35,596

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.