Chest pain in Georgia
What 30 hospitals in Georgia charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for chest pain (DRG 313), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$36,874
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$7,225
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$5,468
Average per stay
State rank
#26 of 31
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Georgia billed an average of $36,874 for chest pain, about 5.1 times the average total payment of $7,225. That payment is 3% above the U.S. average of $7,004.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $7,225Billed $36,874
About 20¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Georgia billed for this stay.
Georgia hospitals: chest pain
Every Georgia hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Stays | Avg charge | Avg payment | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta | 39 | $30,339 | $5,609 | $4,275 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah | 33 | $27,813 | $5,007 | $3,372 |
| Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton | 31 | $47,890 | $6,479 | $5,031 |
| Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens | 27 | $32,969 | $6,661 | $5,314 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon | 23 | $33,131 | $8,003 | $6,028 |
| Henry Medical Center, INCStockbridge | 22 | $33,614 | $6,851 | $5,367 |
| Wellstar Paulding HospitalDallas | 21 | $42,073 | $5,040 | $3,641 |
| Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta | 20 | $52,422 | $9,045 | $7,265 |
| Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville | 20 | $43,132 | $8,695 | $7,416 |
| Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville | 17 | $46,187 | $6,447 | $5,288 |
| Piedmont HospitalAtlanta | 17 | $32,646 | $7,875 | $4,070 |
| Rockdale Medical CenterConyers | 17 | $32,001 | $7,672 | $5,461 |
| St Mary's HospitalAthens | 16 | $23,907 | $7,008 | $5,066 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, INCGainesville | 16 | $33,166 | $7,666 | $5,684 |
| Northside HospitalAtlanta | 16 | $43,754 | $10,035 | $8,526 |
| Northside Hospital ForsythCumming | 15 | $55,602 | $6,355 | $5,049 |
| Walton Regional Medical CenterMonroe | 15 | $35,885 | $6,365 | $4,950 |
| Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton | 14 | $23,637 | $8,051 | $5,768 |
| Redmond Regional Medical CenterRome | 14 | $62,908 | $5,790 | $3,781 |
| Houston Medical CenterWarner Robins | 13 | $17,388 | $6,173 | $4,752 |
| Wellstar Cobb HospitalAustell | 13 | $39,821 | $7,871 | $6,697 |
| Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville | 13 | $34,964 | $6,267 | $5,106 |
| Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton | 12 | $31,851 | $10,698 | $4,684 |
| Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, INCSavannah | 12 | $53,568 | $6,895 | $5,044 |
| Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta | 12 | $51,052 | $18,025 | $15,117 |
| Floyd Medical CenterRome | 11 | $29,402 | $7,680 | $6,005 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro | 11 | $26,553 | $5,842 | $4,359 |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup | 11 | $18,381 | $7,232 | $5,896 |
| Emory Eastside Medical CenterSnellville | 11 | $37,152 | $6,933 | $5,894 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital INCJasper | 11 | $33,592 | $6,263 | $4,927 |
Lowest and highest payments in Georgia
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA | $5,007 |
|---|---|
| Wellstar Paulding HospitalDallas, GA | $5,040 |
| Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA | $5,609 |
| Redmond Regional Medical CenterRome, GA | $5,790 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA | $5,842 |
Highest
| Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA | $18,025 |
|---|---|
| Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton, GA | $10,698 |
| Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA | $10,035 |
| Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta, GA | $9,045 |
| Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville, GA | $8,695 |
Chest pain in other states
Questions
How much does chest pain cost in Georgia?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for chest pain (DRG 313) at 30 hospitals in Georgia was billed at $36,874 on average, while the average total payment was $7,225, of which Medicare paid $5,468. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Georgia, average charges were 5.1 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.