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| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta | 67 | $36,868.00 | $6,893.84 | $5,507.54 |
| Emory University Hospital | Atlanta | 61 | $32,284.90 | $9,274.26 | $6,547.11 |
| St Francis Hospital, Inc | Columbus | 40 | $21,917.20 | $6,015.23 | $4,805.45 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Savannah | Savannah | 40 | $29,668.00 | $6,131.12 | $4,929.70 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta | 36 | $29,215.80 | $8,712.47 | $7,263.28 |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens | Athens | 30 | $28,044.50 | $6,684.57 | $5,425.63 |
| Athens Regional Medical Center | Athens | 28 | $35,338.90 | $7,036.14 | $5,445.75 |
| Northside Hospital Atlanta | Atlanta | 28 | $39,553.50 | $10,460.00 | $8,549.71 |
| Midtown Medical Center | Columbus | 26 | $17,393.20 | $9,761.58 | $8,543.73 |
| North Fulton Hospital | Roswell | 24 | $79,099.10 | $7,675.88 | $5,493.33 |
| Piedmont Hospital | Atlanta | 24 | $44,087.80 | $7,273.04 | $4,618.38 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | Brunswick | 23 | $33,449.10 | $8,171.13 | $7,015.78 |
| Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, Inc | Savannah | 18 | $29,014.80 | $8,164.89 | $6,900.94 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | Stockbridge | 17 | $57,467.80 | $7,210.71 | $6,069.59 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc | Atlanta | 17 | $20,355.90 | $5,976.47 | $4,758.88 |
| Medical Center Of Central Georgia | Macon | 16 | $36,796.60 | $7,994.31 | $6,838.31 |
| Northside Medical Center Columbus | Columbus | 15 | $23,841.80 | $5,875.53 | $4,004.00 |
| University Hospital Augusta | Augusta | 15 | $23,919.60 | $6,973.73 | $5,846.93 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | Johns Creek | 14 | $26,253.10 | $7,372.71 | $4,667.07 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | Macon | 11 | $50,937.50 | $6,846.09 | $5,862.82 |
| Eastside Medical Center | Snellville | 11 | $36,354.90 | $7,268.45 | $5,249.36 | Total 21 hospitals | 561 |
Source: Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data: Inpatient for FY2014
Average Covered Charges: The provider's average charge for services covered by Medicare for all discharges in the MS-DRG. These will vary from hospital to hospital because of differences in hospital charge structures.
Average Total Payments: The average total payments to all providers for the MS-DRG including the MSDRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Also included in average total payments are co-payment and deductible amounts that the patient is responsible for and any additional payments by third parties for coordination of benefits.
Average Medicare Payments: The average amount that Medicare pays to the provider for Medicare's share of the MS-DRG. Average Medicare payment amounts include the MS-DRG amount, teaching, disproportionate share, capital, and outlier payments for all cases. Medicare payments DO NOT include beneficiary co-payments and deductible amounts nor any additional payments from third parties for coordination of benefits. Note: In general, Medicare FFS claims with dates-of-service or dates-of-discharge on or after April 1, 2013, incurred a 2 percent reduction in Medicare payment. This is in response to mandatory across-the-board reductions in Federal spending, also known as sequestration
Hospital Rank: We have calculated the rank for each procedure within a hospital. The left number is the national ranking, the right one is the state ranking. For discharges, ranking is from highest # of discharges to lower (hospital with highest number of discharges ranks first). For charges and payments, lowest means a higher ranking.