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ECMO or Tracheostomy with Mechanical Ventilation >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis Except cost in Atlanta, GA

MS-DRG 003 · 4 hospitals in Atlanta

Charges here run from $612,355 to $1,307,854 — a difference of $695,499 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Georgia hospital charges $986,320.

Hospitals in Atlanta, cheapest first

Hospital Charged Actually paid Patients
$612,355 38% below the state average $203,007 16
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$887,029 10% below the state average $213,354 44
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$1,096,260 11% above the state average $172,319 17
$1,307,854 33% above the state average $354,409 41

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.