Hospital Costs > Dysequilibrium > Dysequilibrium - costs for treatment in Georgia
| Hospital | City | Discharges | Avg Covered Charges | Avg Total Payment | Avg Medicare Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta | 28 | $21,473.20 | $4,224.29 | $3,058.79 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | Cumming | 16 | $34,947.90 | $4,098.31 | $3,036.19 |
| St Francis Hospital, Inc | Columbus | 14 | $11,797.70 | $3,723.71 | $2,680.86 |
| Gwinnett Medical Center | Lawrenceville | 13 | $19,860.60 | $4,885.00 | $3,772.38 |
| Memorial Health Univ Med Cen, Inc | Savannah | 13 | $15,506.30 | $5,354.38 | $4,320.54 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Savannah | Savannah | 13 | $14,636.00 | $3,731.38 | $2,254.46 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell | 13 | $24,727.10 | $4,796.15 | $3,868.15 |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville | 13 | $25,538.90 | $4,061.15 | $3,039.62 |
| Piedmont Hospital | Atlanta | 12 | $23,734.20 | $3,657.00 | $2,392.58 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc | Atlanta | 11 | $18,949.90 | $3,402.18 | $2,507.36 | Total 10 hospitals | 146 |
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.