Back Problems (without major complications) cost in Atlanta, GA

MS-DRG 552 · 5 hospitals in Atlanta

Charges here run from $24,647 to $99,984 — a difference of $75,337 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Georgia hospital charges $42,177.

Hospitals in Atlanta, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
B Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, Inc Atlanta, GA	$24,647 42% below the state average	$6,950	33
B Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA	$41,258	$13,539	24
D Piedmont Hospital, Inc Atlanta, GA	$43,096	$11,788	31
D Northside Hospital Atlanta, GA	$54,014 28% above the state average	$12,221	22
D Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA	$99,984 137% above the state average	$23,271	82

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.