Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Central Nervous System Principal cost in Atlanta, GA

MS-DRG 023 · 3 hospitals in Atlanta

Charges here run from $196,419 to $352,566 — a difference of $156,147 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Georgia hospital charges $292,915.

Hospitals in Atlanta, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
B Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA	$196,419 33% below the state average	$72,463	30
D Piedmont Hospital, Inc Atlanta, GA	$301,451	$59,681	32
D Grady Memorial Hospital Atlanta, GA	$352,566 20% above the state average	$70,498	50

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.