Level 2 Upper GI Procedures in Georgia
What 89 hospitals in Georgia charged and were paid for level 2 upper gi procedures (APC 5302), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$14,974
Hospital list price billed
Average allowed
$1,689
Medicare's payment + patient's share
Medicare paid
$1,343
Average per service
State rank
#19 of 49
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Georgia billed an average of $14,974 for level 2 upper gi procedures, about 8.9 times the average medicare-allowed amount of $1,689. That payment is 7% below the U.S. average of $1,815.
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 $1,689Billed $14,974
About 11¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Georgia billed for this service.
Georgia hospitals: level 2 upper gi procedures
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside HospitalAtlanta | 338 | $15,594 | $1,762 | $1,406 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, INCGainesville | 280 | $17,848 | $1,725 | $1,371 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany | 278 | $8,996 | $1,765 | $1,410 |
| Doctors HospitalAugusta | 248 | $27,094 | $1,595 | $1,266 |
| Wellstar Kennestone HospitalMarietta | 225 | $26,341 | $1,720 | $1,366 |
| Hamilton Medical CenterDalton | 213 | $16,098 | $1,721 | $1,379 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon | 206 | $11,338 | $1,643 | $1,300 |
| Piedmont HospitalAtlanta | 190 | $15,230 | $1,746 | $1,389 |
| Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, INCSavannah | 177 | $15,700 | $1,594 | $1,262 |
| Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens | 162 | $15,242 | $1,644 | $1,299 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus | 147 | $14,293 | $1,547 | $1,221 |
| Emory University HospitalAtlanta | 142 | $10,788 | $1,756 | $1,396 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro | 121 | $13,283 | $1,711 | $1,365 |
| Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville | 118 | $15,602 | $1,754 | $1,396 |
| Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton | 117 | $16,855 | $1,739 | $1,386 |
| Saint Joseph's Hosp of AtlantaAtlanta | 116 | $8,772 | $1,698 | $1,352 |
| Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville | 115 | $17,459 | $1,742 | $1,378 |
| Medical College of Ga Hospitals and ClinicsAugusta | 112 | $14,127 | $1,576 | $1,249 |
| Union General HospitalBlairsville | 103 | $3,502 | $1,718 | $1,358 |
| Candler HospitalSavannah | 101 | $9,012 | $1,571 | $1,244 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TrmcAdel | 94 | $7,544 | $1,595 | $1,275 |
| West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange | 81 | $25,670 | $1,700 | $1,360 |
| Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton | 80 | $6,454 | $1,614 | $1,282 |
| Houston Medical CenterWarner Robins | 79 | $7,751 | $1,560 | $1,226 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital INCJasper | 76 | $15,581 | $1,747 | $1,387 |
| John D Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville | 75 | $7,716 | $1,631 | $1,300 |
| Northside Hospital ForsythCumming | 74 | $13,529 | $1,766 | $1,409 |
| St Francis Hospital, INCColumbus | 69 | $6,694 | $1,571 | $1,243 |
| Piedmont Macon North HospitalMacon | 65 | $15,619 | $1,634 | $1,306 |
| St Mary's HospitalAthens | 64 | $12,356 | $1,735 | $1,384 |
| Newton Medical CenterCovington | 61 | $19,210 | $1,719 | $1,367 |
| Rockdale Medical CenterConyers | 61 | $17,386 | $1,743 | $1,386 |
| Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur | 59 | $8,719 | $1,742 | $1,385 |
| North Fulton Regional HospitalRoswell | 57 | $25,218 | $1,766 | $1,407 |
| Sgmc HealthValdosta | 53 | $15,987 | $1,608 | $1,283 |
| Redmond Regional Medical CenterRome | 53 | $23,522 | $1,709 | $1,358 |
| Southeastern Regional Medical Center, INCNewnan | 47 | $18,446 | $1,766 | $1,409 |
| Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek | 45 | $10,084 | $1,766 | $1,411 |
| Southeast Georgia Reg Med CtrBrunswick | 38 | $5,143 | $1,747 | $1,384 |
| Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta | 38 | $11,844 | $1,715 | $1,366 |
| Henry Medical Center, INCStockbridge | 38 | $18,811 | $1,697 | $1,335 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah | 36 | $8,546 | $1,421 | $1,134 |
| Floyd Medical CenterRome | 36 | $17,106 | $1,735 | $1,380 |
| Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth | 35 | $14,961 | $1,766 | $1,407 |
| Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton | 32 | $8,651 | $1,678 | $1,322 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus | 31 | $14,398 | $1,608 | $1,290 |
| Crisp Regional HospitalCordele | 29 | $8,930 | $1,675 | $1,331 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital, INCNewnan | 29 | $19,196 | $1,766 | $1,410 |
| Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville | 28 | $13,076 | $1,766 | $1,407 |
| Walton Regional Medical CenterMonroe | 28 | $18,132 | $1,766 | $1,423 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden CampusSt Marys | 27 | $5,292 | $1,723 | $1,372 |
| Emory Eastside Medical CenterSnellville | 24 | $17,525 | $1,766 | $1,411 |
| Colquitt Reg Medical CenterMoultrie | 23 | $6,525 | $1,663 | $1,316 |
| Spalding Regional Medical CenterGriffin | 22 | $19,374 | $1,766 | $1,393 |
| Wellstar Douglas HospitalDouglasville | 22 | $24,600 | $1,702 | $1,348 |
| McDuffie Regional Medical CenterThomson | 21 | $9,828 | $1,610 | $1,283 |
| Fairview Park HospitalDublin | 21 | $25,964 | $1,669 | $1,342 |
| Wellstar Windy Hill HospitalMarietta | 20 | $22,762 | $1,766 | $1,420 |
| Sumter Regional HospitalAmericus | 19 | $11,424 | $1,616 | $1,305 |
| Satilla Regional Medical CenterWaycross | 14 | $20,716 | $1,687 | $1,324 |
| Wellstar Paulding HospitalDallas | 14 | $26,427 | $1,766 | $1,419 |
| Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville | 14 | $6,013 | $1,593 | $1,275 |
| Gordon HospitalCalhoun | 13 | $16,499 | $1,735 | $1,382 |
| Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta | 13 | $12,887 | $1,610 | $1,289 |
| Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta | 13 | $16,243 | $1,766 | $1,406 |
| Wellstar Cobb HospitalAustell | 13 | $24,266 | $1,127 | $898 |
| Meadows Regional Medical Center INCVidalia | 12 | $17,136 | $1,723 | $1,372 |
| Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston | 11 | $12,774 | $1,858 | $1,480 |
| Evans Memorial HospitalClaxton | 11 | $12,618 | $1,608 | $1,289 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica | – | – | – | – |
| Cobb Memorial HospitalRoyston | – | – | – | – |
| Stephens County HospitalToccoa | – | – | – | – |
| Habersham County Med CenterDemorest | – | – | – | – |
| Murray Medical CenterChatsworth | – | – | – | – |
| Appling HospitalBaxley | – | – | – | – |
| Dorminy Medical CenterFitzgerald | – | – | – | – |
| Washington County Regional Medical CenterSandersville | – | – | – | – |
| Coffee Regional Medical CenterDouglas | – | – | – | – |
| Dodge County HospitalEastman | – | – | – | – |
| Emanuel Medical CenterSwainsboro | – | – | – | – |
| Burke Medical CenterWaynesboro | – | – | – | – |
| Grady General HospitalCairo | – | – | – | – |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup | – | – | – | – |
| Taylor Regional HospitalHawkinsville | – | – | – | – |
| Coliseum Medical CenterMacon | – | – | – | – |
| Southern Regional Medical CenterRiverdale | – | – | – | – |
| Dekalb Medical Center at HillandaleLithonia | – | – | – | – |
| Blue Ridge Medical CenterBlue Ridge | – | – | – | – |
| Taylor Regional HospitalHawkinsville | – | – | – | – |
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
| Wellstar Cobb HospitalAustell, GA | $1,127 |
|---|---|
| St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA | $1,421 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA | $1,547 |
| Houston Medical CenterWarner Robins, GA | $1,560 |
| Candler HospitalSavannah, GA | $1,571 |
Highest
| Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston, GA | $1,858 |
|---|---|
| Spalding Regional Medical CenterGriffin, GA | $1,766 |
| Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA | $1,766 |
| Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville, GA | $1,766 |
| North Fulton Regional HospitalRoswell, GA | $1,766 |
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures in other states
Questions
How much does level 2 upper gi procedures cost in Georgia?
In 2024 Medicare data, level 2 upper gi procedures (APC 5302) at 89 hospitals in Georgia was billed at $14,974 on average, while the average medicare-allowed amount was $1,689, of which Medicare paid $1,343. 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 8.9 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.