61/100
#914 nationally
Emory Decatur Hospital
2701 N Decatur Road, Decatur, GA 30033 · (404) 501-1000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Emory Decatur Hospital billed $4.08 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 4.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 70
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in GA
- #16
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 52% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 60% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 64% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
376 | $14,841 | $2,504 | -24% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
213 | $68,228 | $16,292 | +5% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
135 | $47,289 | $12,013 | +9% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
116 | $18,830 | $2,992 | -25% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
101 | $6,172 | $1,485 | -39% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
95 | $19,437 | $2,933 | about average |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
70 | $38,290 | $11,895 | -39% |
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
60 | $51,390 | $13,246 | +42% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
59 | $8,719 | $1,742 | -26% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
56 | $54,008 | $13,998 | +12% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$51,390 | $13,246 | +42% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$376,755 | $73,348 | +40% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
$60,123 | $16,015 | +26% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 253 · Inpatient stay |
$138,878 | $51,806 | +24% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$93,790 | $18,849 | +16% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)
MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay |
$52,946 | $11,052 | +12% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$54,008 | $13,998 | +12% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$47,289 | $12,013 | +9% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,588 | $9,902 | -56% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)
MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay |
$70,761 | $22,560 | -51% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,399 | $10,201 | -46% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,015 | $5,304 | -45% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,580 | $16,240 | -44% |
|
Heart Catheter Procedure (without major complications)
MS-DRG 322 · Inpatient stay |
$57,769 | $15,198 | -43% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$17,814 | $7,800 | -40% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,172 | $1,485 | -39% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.