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Infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with complications in Georgia

What 18 hospitals in Georgia charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with complications (DRG 854), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 854 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $99,860 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $18,696 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $13,607 Average per stay
State rank #30 of 44 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Georgia billed an average of $99,860 for infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with complications, about 5.3 times the average total payment of $18,696. That payment is 2% below the U.S. average of $19,011.

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 $18,696Billed $99,860

About 19¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Georgia billed for this stay.

Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Georgia:

Georgia hospitals: infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures 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
Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens 36 $67,787 $17,533 $14,325
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville 29 $92,817 $15,429 $14,191
Saint Joseph's Hosp of AtlantaAtlanta 21 $58,361 $15,659 $10,415
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton 20 $99,571 $19,159 $13,394
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, INCNewnan 19 $114,092 $18,483 $12,625
Piedmont HospitalAtlanta 17 $177,787 $43,460 $13,428
Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta 16 $118,044 $19,923 $17,421
Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, INCSavannah 16 $88,740 $18,657 $12,999
Redmond Regional Medical CenterRome 16 $114,244 $16,708 $12,299
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta 15 $68,405 $12,890 $11,299
Northside HospitalAtlanta 15 $109,869 $20,271 $17,572
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming 14 $114,264 $15,047 $13,534
Candler HospitalSavannah 14 $58,267 $14,514 $13,054
Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville 14 $117,276 $23,536 $15,124
Henry Medical Center, INCStockbridge 14 $93,471 $16,090 $14,808
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital INCJasper 12 $72,177 $14,551 $13,327
St Mary's HospitalAthens 11 $56,955 $21,048 $12,255
Doctors HospitalAugusta 11 $249,839 $14,386 $12,163
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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

Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA$12,890
Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA$14,386
Candler HospitalSavannah, GA$14,514
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital INCJasper, GA$14,551
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA$15,047

Highest

Piedmont HospitalAtlanta, GA$43,460
Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville, GA$23,536
St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA$21,048
Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA$20,271
Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta, GA$19,923

Infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with complications in other states

Questions

How much does infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with complications cost in Georgia?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for infectious and parasitic diseases with operating room procedures with complications (DRG 854) at 18 hospitals in Georgia was billed at $99,860 on average, while the average total payment was $18,696, of which Medicare paid $13,607. 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 5.3 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.