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Endocrine disorders with complications in Georgia

What 10 hospitals in Georgia charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for endocrine disorders with complications (DRG 644), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 644 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $50,998 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $10,391 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $7,748 Average per stay
State rank #21 of 29 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Georgia billed an average of $50,998 for endocrine disorders with complications, about 4.9 times the average total payment of $10,391. That payment is 1% below the U.S. average of $10,539.

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 $10,391Billed $50,998

About 20¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Georgia billed for this stay.

Georgia hospitals: endocrine disorders with complications

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
Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta 29 $80,654 $13,414 $9,721
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, INCGainesville 22 $43,587 $9,748 $7,639
Saint Joseph's Hosp of AtlantaAtlanta 16 $26,807 $7,287 $6,620
Piedmont HospitalAtlanta 15 $48,267 $13,069 $6,713
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, INCNewnan 13 $38,822 $8,504 $7,500
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming 12 $60,220 $8,378 $6,882
Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, INCSavannah 12 $37,293 $9,540 $7,069
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville 12 $61,895 $8,514 $7,290
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton 11 $51,798 $8,474 $7,584
Emory University HospitalAtlanta 11 $33,144 $13,892 $8,464
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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

Highest

Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA$13,892
Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta, GA$13,414
Piedmont HospitalAtlanta, GA$13,069
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, INCGainesville, GA$9,748
Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, INCSavannah, GA$9,540

Endocrine disorders with complications in other states

Questions

How much does endocrine disorders with complications cost in Georgia?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for endocrine disorders with complications (DRG 644) at 10 hospitals in Georgia was billed at $50,998 on average, while the average total payment was $10,391, of which Medicare paid $7,748. 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 4.9 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.