Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services in Georgia
What 89 hospitals in Georgia charged and were paid for level 1 laparoscopy and related services (APC 5361), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$43,665
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$5,090
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$4,030
Average per service
State rank
#15 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Georgia billed an average of $43,665 for level 1 laparoscopy and related services, about 8.6 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $5,090. That payment is 7% below the U.S. average of $5,495.
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 $5,090Billed $43,665
About 12¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Georgia billed for this service.
Georgia hospitals: level 1 laparoscopy and related services
Every Georgia hospital that billed Medicare for this service at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Services | Avg charge | Avg allowed | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, INCGainesville | 480 | $56,187 | $5,130 | $4,058 |
| Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta | 269 | $46,613 | $5,259 | $4,178 |
| Northside HospitalAtlanta | 239 | $44,707 | $5,270 | $4,188 |
| Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville | 198 | $49,927 | $5,226 | $4,135 |
| Piedmont HospitalAtlanta | 195 | $49,353 | $5,207 | $4,132 |
| Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton | 168 | $41,479 | $5,355 | $4,264 |
| Northside Hospital ForsythCumming | 151 | $40,516 | $5,185 | $4,096 |
| Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens | 145 | $48,313 | $4,904 | $3,856 |
| Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, INCSavannah | 130 | $50,238 | $4,846 | $3,846 |
| Southeast Georgia Reg Med CtrBrunswick | 127 | $24,072 | $5,163 | $4,085 |
| Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta | 122 | $27,596 | $4,798 | $3,801 |
| Candler HospitalSavannah | 113 | $28,145 | $4,756 | $3,762 |
| Houston Medical CenterWarner Robins | 113 | $25,895 | $4,731 | $3,729 |
| St Mary's HospitalAthens | 110 | $41,631 | $5,199 | $4,133 |
| Doctors HospitalAugusta | 110 | $89,316 | $4,712 | $3,714 |
| Henry Medical Center, INCStockbridge | 108 | $48,253 | $5,173 | $4,082 |
| Floyd Medical CenterRome | 101 | $48,990 | $5,100 | $4,027 |
| Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville | 97 | $37,267 | $5,355 | $4,264 |
| Redmond Regional Medical CenterRome | 97 | $64,844 | $5,143 | $4,071 |
| Emory University HospitalAtlanta | 94 | $33,626 | $5,330 | $4,239 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon | 94 | $32,687 | $5,071 | $4,021 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital, INCNewnan | 94 | $55,580 | $5,264 | $4,173 |
| Wellstar Cobb HospitalAustell | 84 | $52,143 | $5,102 | $4,011 |
| Saint Joseph's Hosp of AtlantaAtlanta | 83 | $31,729 | $5,046 | $3,988 |
| Coliseum Medical CenterMacon | 83 | $40,979 | $4,811 | $3,804 |
| Union General HospitalBlairsville | 81 | $20,441 | $5,121 | $4,058 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany | 80 | $44,231 | $5,432 | $4,327 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah | 80 | $29,917 | $4,360 | $3,434 |
| Sgmc HealthValdosta | 79 | $34,010 | $4,731 | $3,734 |
| Medical College of Ga Hospitals and ClinicsAugusta | 70 | $31,961 | $4,827 | $3,832 |
| Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton | 69 | $28,309 | $5,107 | $4,019 |
| John D Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville | 68 | $19,545 | $4,773 | $3,764 |
| Wellstar Paulding HospitalDallas | 60 | $40,455 | $5,355 | $4,264 |
| Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville | 56 | $54,010 | $4,974 | $3,885 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus | 56 | $38,678 | $4,808 | $3,817 |
| Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur | 55 | $26,982 | $5,222 | $4,134 |
| Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta | 54 | $35,109 | $5,355 | $4,266 |
| St Francis Hospital, INCColumbus | 53 | $31,577 | $4,877 | $3,886 |
| Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton | 51 | $31,370 | $4,790 | $3,783 |
| Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek | 48 | $21,441 | $5,179 | $4,089 |
| West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange | 47 | $39,590 | $5,176 | $4,098 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro | 46 | $64,492 | $4,861 | $3,800 |
| Satilla Regional Medical CenterWaycross | 44 | $53,571 | $5,425 | $4,322 |
| Fairview Park HospitalDublin | 43 | $85,882 | $4,861 | $3,825 |
| Wellstar Douglas HospitalDouglasville | 40 | $36,274 | $4,928 | $3,840 |
| Coffee Regional Medical CenterDouglas | 37 | $24,559 | $5,223 | $4,162 |
| Gordon HospitalCalhoun | 36 | $73,525 | $5,030 | $3,959 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica | 35 | $29,557 | $5,233 | $4,144 |
| Hamilton Medical CenterDalton | 34 | $41,625 | $5,261 | $4,190 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital INCJasper | 34 | $41,672 | $5,229 | $4,141 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus | 33 | $35,531 | $4,579 | $3,588 |
| Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston | 32 | $34,586 | $5,634 | $4,485 |
| Colquitt Reg Medical CenterMoultrie | 32 | $25,097 | $5,223 | $4,162 |
| Emory Eastside Medical CenterSnellville | 29 | $52,819 | $4,914 | $3,819 |
| Rockdale Medical CenterConyers | 26 | $52,071 | $5,196 | $4,102 |
| Meadows Regional Medical Center INCVidalia | 24 | $50,181 | $5,223 | $4,162 |
| North Fulton Regional HospitalRoswell | 24 | $63,785 | $5,355 | $4,266 |
| Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth | 24 | $40,712 | $5,355 | $4,266 |
| Newton Medical CenterCovington | 23 | $50,582 | $4,984 | $3,895 |
| Sumter Regional HospitalAmericus | 21 | $35,591 | $4,715 | $3,709 |
| Walton Regional Medical CenterMonroe | 18 | $47,778 | $5,355 | $4,266 |
| Crisp Regional HospitalCordele | 18 | $20,245 | $4,997 | $3,930 |
| Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta | 16 | $127,264 | $5,355 | $4,255 |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup | 16 | $42,229 | $4,963 | $3,902 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center, INCNewnan | 16 | $57,236 | $5,355 | $4,266 |
| Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville | 12 | $12,875 | $4,832 | $3,850 |
| Dekalb Medical Center at HillandaleLithonia | 12 | $33,434 | $5,355 | $4,266 |
| Cobb Memorial HospitalRoyston | – | – | – | – |
| Spalding Regional Medical CenterGriffin | – | – | – | – |
| Stephens County HospitalToccoa | – | – | – | – |
| Habersham County Med CenterDemorest | – | – | – | – |
| Barrow Regional Medical CenterWinder | – | – | – | – |
| Murray Medical CenterChatsworth | – | – | – | – |
| Dorminy Medical CenterFitzgerald | – | – | – | – |
| Washington County Regional Medical CenterSandersville | – | – | – | – |
| Dodge County HospitalEastman | – | – | – | – |
| Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro | – | – | – | – |
| McDuffie Regional Medical CenterThomson | – | – | – | – |
| Memorial Hospital and ManorBainbridge | – | – | – | – |
| Taylor Regional HospitalHawkinsville | – | – | – | – |
| Evans Memorial HospitalClaxton | – | – | – | – |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden CampusSt Marys | – | – | – | – |
| Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale | – | – | – | – |
| Donalsonville HospitalDonalsonville | – | – | – | – |
| Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon | – | – | – | – |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega | – | – | – | – |
| Blue Ridge Medical CenterBlue Ridge | – | – | – | – |
| Taylor Regional HospitalHawkinsville | – | – | – | – |
| Wellstar Windy Hill HospitalMarietta | – | – | – | – |
Lowest and highest allowed amounts in Georgia
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare services. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA | $4,360 |
|---|---|
| Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GA | $4,579 |
| Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA | $4,712 |
| Sumter Regional HospitalAmericus, GA | $4,715 |
| Houston Medical CenterWarner Robins, GA | $4,731 |
Highest
| Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston, GA | $5,634 |
|---|---|
| Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA | $5,432 |
| Satilla Regional Medical CenterWaycross, GA | $5,425 |
| Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA | $5,355 |
| Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA | $5,355 |
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services in other states
Questions
How much does level 1 laparoscopy and related services cost in Georgia?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 1 laparoscopy and related services (APC 5361) at 89 hospitals in Georgia was billed at $43,665 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $5,090, of which Medicare paid $4,030. 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 service in Georgia, average charges were 8.6 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. The allowed amount is Medicare's payment plus the patient's coinsurance. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 services for privacy. About the data.