Respiratory infections and inflammations with major complications in Georgia
What 70 hospitals in Georgia charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for respiratory infections and inflammations with major complications (DRG 177), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$67,334
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$14,751
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$12,155
Average per stay
State rank
#33 of 50
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in Georgia billed an average of $67,334 for respiratory infections and inflammations with major complications, about 4.6 times the average total payment of $14,751. That payment is 1% below the U.S. average of $14,949.
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 $14,751Billed $67,334
About 22¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Georgia billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 3 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in Georgia:
Georgia hospitals: respiratory infections and inflammations with major 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 | 218 | $93,212 | $17,036 | $14,889 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, INCGainesville | 198 | $77,469 | $16,095 | $12,518 |
| Northside Hospital ForsythCumming | 138 | $87,511 | $12,426 | $11,270 |
| Sgmc HealthValdosta | 118 | $38,729 | $11,966 | $10,405 |
| Saint Joseph's Hosp of AtlantaAtlanta | 117 | $45,013 | $11,585 | $9,802 |
| Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek | 109 | $44,429 | $11,497 | $9,937 |
| Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville | 108 | $97,120 | $20,119 | $14,208 |
| Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton | 103 | $72,726 | $12,939 | $11,353 |
| Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta | 97 | $49,181 | $13,144 | $9,827 |
| Emory University HospitalAtlanta | 92 | $74,433 | $23,988 | $15,158 |
| Houston Medical CenterWarner Robins | 91 | $39,297 | $12,178 | $10,591 |
| Southeast Georgia Reg Med CtrBrunswick | 86 | $36,845 | $15,568 | $13,733 |
| Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens | 80 | $52,082 | $14,102 | $11,309 |
| Northside HospitalAtlanta | 79 | $103,422 | $20,105 | $17,496 |
| North Fulton Regional HospitalRoswell | 73 | $104,026 | $13,495 | $12,177 |
| Wellstar Paulding HospitalDallas | 71 | $87,219 | $12,267 | $9,688 |
| Tanner Medical Center - CarrolltonCarrollton | 69 | $46,125 | $14,130 | $10,898 |
| Fairview Park HospitalDublin | 68 | $88,217 | $11,643 | $10,334 |
| Wellstar Cobb HospitalAustell | 63 | $118,942 | $16,573 | $15,125 |
| Floyd Medical CenterRome | 62 | $58,088 | $16,005 | $12,319 |
| Hamilton Medical CenterDalton | 59 | $53,195 | $14,123 | $11,982 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon | 59 | $76,413 | $15,966 | $13,112 |
| Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville | 58 | $55,743 | $12,673 | $11,280 |
| Redmond Regional Medical CenterRome | 57 | $117,606 | $13,583 | $11,638 |
| Cartersville Medical CenterCartersville | 55 | $87,152 | $14,138 | $11,075 |
| Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, INCSavannah | 47 | $51,784 | $14,557 | $11,316 |
| Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton | 45 | $60,989 | $13,795 | $12,544 |
| Emory Decatur HospitalDecatur | 44 | $53,627 | $14,222 | $12,767 |
| Piedmont HospitalAtlanta | 44 | $66,244 | $19,569 | $10,426 |
| John D Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville | 42 | $43,683 | $13,529 | $12,107 |
| Union General HospitalBlairsville | 42 | $38,652 | $12,000 | $10,640 |
| Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta | 42 | $58,156 | $16,399 | $12,862 |
| Coliseum Medical CenterMacon | 41 | $52,674 | $14,516 | $10,641 |
| Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta | 40 | $80,872 | $30,944 | $25,272 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany | 38 | $53,945 | $18,888 | $14,317 |
| Medical College of Ga Hospitals and ClinicsAugusta | 38 | $73,089 | $23,600 | $15,602 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital INCJasper | 37 | $52,393 | $11,882 | $10,693 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital, INCNewnan | 36 | $60,045 | $14,106 | $10,653 |
| Candler HospitalSavannah | 35 | $53,100 | $13,165 | $11,455 |
| Wellstar Douglas HospitalDouglasville | 34 | $109,790 | $16,246 | $13,530 |
| Henry Medical Center, INCStockbridge | 32 | $58,522 | $13,780 | $11,816 |
| Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth | 31 | $64,542 | $11,769 | $9,665 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro | 30 | $64,277 | $11,562 | $10,419 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah | 29 | $42,318 | $10,736 | $9,139 |
| St Mary's HospitalAthens | 28 | $40,576 | $14,672 | $12,121 |
| West Georgia Medical CenterLagrange | 28 | $74,578 | $13,627 | $11,825 |
| St Francis Hospital, INCColumbus | 28 | $53,627 | $12,327 | $10,301 |
| Doctors HospitalAugusta | 28 | $73,571 | $11,472 | $10,364 |
| Gordon HospitalCalhoun | 26 | $99,002 | $12,629 | $11,312 |
| Emory Eastside Medical CenterSnellville | 26 | $90,423 | $14,153 | $11,812 |
| Satilla Regional Medical CenterWaycross | 25 | $65,720 | $12,375 | $10,925 |
| Newton Medical CenterCovington | 24 | $51,500 | $13,016 | $11,724 |
| Spalding Regional Medical CenterGriffin | 24 | $76,601 | $12,868 | $11,763 |
| Walton Regional Medical CenterMonroe | 23 | $69,526 | $11,640 | $10,434 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus | 23 | $41,225 | $10,530 | $8,001 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa RicaVilla Rica | 22 | $53,734 | $15,798 | $12,811 |
| Colquitt Reg Medical CenterMoultrie | 22 | $35,639 | $13,749 | $11,578 |
| Cobb Memorial HospitalRoyston | 21 | $33,893 | $12,703 | $11,693 |
| Rockdale Medical CenterConyers | 20 | $67,719 | $12,857 | $11,716 |
| Habersham County Med CenterDemorest | 18 | $54,955 | $13,485 | $12,488 |
| Meadows Regional Medical Center INCVidalia | 18 | $42,731 | $13,295 | $12,207 |
| Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville | 18 | $30,145 | $12,330 | $11,242 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center LumpkinDahlonega | 18 | $46,898 | $13,259 | $11,990 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus | 17 | $77,133 | $13,524 | $10,531 |
| Sumter Regional HospitalAmericus | 15 | $52,270 | $13,437 | $12,349 |
| Barrow Regional Medical CenterWinder | 14 | $51,221 | $14,694 | $13,530 |
| Dekalb Medical Center at HillandaleLithonia | 14 | $45,740 | $15,727 | $14,331 |
| Crisp Regional HospitalCordele | 13 | $43,342 | $12,723 | $11,719 |
| Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup | 13 | $36,172 | $14,720 | $13,967 |
| Coffee Regional Medical CenterDouglas | 11 | $35,903 | $11,650 | $10,463 |
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 Columbus Regional NorthsideColumbus, GA | $10,530 |
|---|---|
| St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA | $10,736 |
| Doctors HospitalAugusta, GA | $11,472 |
| Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek, GA | $11,497 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA | $11,562 |
Highest
| Grady Memorial HospitalAtlanta, GA | $30,944 |
|---|---|
| Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA | $23,988 |
| Medical College of Ga Hospitals and ClinicsAugusta, GA | $23,600 |
| Gwinnett Medical CenterLawrenceville, GA | $20,119 |
| Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA | $20,105 |
Respiratory infections and inflammations with major complications in other states
Questions
How much does respiratory infections and inflammations with major complications cost in Georgia?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for respiratory infections and inflammations with major complications (DRG 177) at 70 hospitals in Georgia was billed at $67,334 on average, while the average total payment was $14,751, of which Medicare paid $12,155. 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 4.6 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.