CostGrade

All published prices at Wellstar Cobb Medical Center

94 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.

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Procedure Patients Charged Actually paid vs national
Sepsis (severe)

MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay

200 $138,844 $19,580 +113%
Comprehensive Observation Services

APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit

150 $32,828 $2,513 +69%
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit

128 $14,631 $1,607 -17%
Level 2 Urology and Related Services

APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit

110 $4,306 $386 +37%
Heart Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay

95 $100,797 $14,938 +132%
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage

APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit

85 $19,069 $1,445 +89%
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit

84 $52,143 $5,102 +49%
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit

75 $99,544 $11,579 +59%
Heart Attack (severe)

MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay

74 $131,353 $17,122 +114%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay

66 $99,660 $15,099 +105%
Respiratory Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay

63 $118,942 $16,573 +116%
Pneumonia (severe)

MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay

59 $119,594 $13,655 +157%
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit

58 $31,886 $2,955 +26%
Level 5 Urology and Related Services

APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit

55 $43,901 $4,802 +60%
Level 3 Vascular Procedures

APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit

54 $37,328 $2,914 +95%
Level 4 Vascular Procedures

APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit

53 $62,248 $5,100 +72%
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay

52 $74,998 $11,846 +84%
Kidney Failure (with complications)

MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay

47 $48,019 $10,476 +46%
Level 3 Urology and Related Services

APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit

47 $23,686 $1,620 +83%
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)

MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay

46 $366,184 $49,857 +106%
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services

APC 5362 · Hospital outpatient visit

45 $100,738 $9,244 +69%
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures

APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit

42 $30,161 $2,229 +66%
Psychoses

MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay

41 $48,610 $13,441 +35%
Level 4 Urology and Related Services

APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit

40 $28,059 $3,090 +36%
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay

38 $56,938 $9,247 +86%
Kidney Failure (severe)

MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay

35 $89,531 $14,545 +69%
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay

35 $72,132 $15,458 +27%
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit

35 $35,626 $2,425 +75%
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit

34 $33,504 $3,537 +40%
Fainting

MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay

33 $57,854 $9,698 +58%
Sepsis (without major complications)

MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay

33 $52,232 $11,167 +33%
Stroke (severe)

MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay

32 $122,176 $18,123 +60%
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (with complications)

MS-DRG 378 · Inpatient stay

29 $74,943 $12,500 +81%
Level 2 Icd and Similar Procedures

APC 5232 · Hospital outpatient visit

29 $170,955 $30,440 +15%
Red Blood Cell Disorders with Major Complications

MS-DRG 811 · Inpatient stay

28 $104,313 $13,763 +85%
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit

28 $60,922 $5,312 +53%
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures

APC 5116 · Hospital outpatient visit

27 $110,831 $17,258 +33%
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 252 · Inpatient stay

26 $331,837 $53,220 +128%
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (severe)

MS-DRG 377 · Inpatient stay

25 $130,911 $16,182 +84%
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)

MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay

25 $68,939 $9,793 +114%
Diabetes with Major Complications

MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay

25 $74,729 $16,070 +33%
Stroke (with complications)

MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay

23 $64,680 $11,286 +42%
Seizures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay

23 $109,214 $17,816 +35%
Respiratory Failure

MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay

23 $94,676 $16,339 +96%
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures

APC 5313 · Hospital outpatient visit

23 $25,171 $1,926 +52%
COPD (severe)

MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay

22 $67,468 $11,078 +61%
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures

APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit

22 $52,351 $9,902 about average
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (with complications)

MS-DRG 481 · Inpatient stay

21 $114,699 $18,352 +38%
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization with Major

MS-DRG 286 · Inpatient stay

20 $136,113 $18,579 +55%
Back Problems (without major complications)

MS-DRG 552 · Inpatient stay

20 $64,721 $14,978 +66%
Heart Attack (with complications)

MS-DRG 281 · Inpatient stay

19 $50,694 $9,645 +16%
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay

19 $43,901 $9,327 +47%
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications

MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay

19 $100,087 $14,587 +169%
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures

APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit

19 $126,748 $21,984 -4%
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures

APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit

18 $58,901 $5,648 +49%
Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic

MS-DRG 069 · Inpatient stay

17 $58,809 $10,572 +42%
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)

MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay

17 $48,506 $8,288 +58%
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications

MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay

17 $151,643 $21,198 +94%
Digestive Disorder (severe)

MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay

17 $63,378 $12,650 +24%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Complications

MS-DRG 394 · Inpatient stay

17 $52,014 $11,307 +34%
Skin Infection (without major complications)

MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay

16 $56,720 $9,956 +86%
Diabetes (with complications)

MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay

16 $61,599 $9,943 +78%
Level 2 Vascular Procedures

APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit

16 $10,157 $1,412 +18%
Seizures without Major Complications

MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay

15 $56,526 $9,832 +39%
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications

MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay

15 $94,305 $15,262 +47%
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures

APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit

15 $65,642 $3,211 +182%
Respiratory Infection (with complications)

MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay

14 $82,648 $9,679 +122%
Hypertension without Major Complications

MS-DRG 305 · Inpatient stay

14 $40,469 $8,277 +21%
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (severe)

MS-DRG 480 · Inpatient stay

14 $162,941 $22,519 +39%
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (with complications)

MS-DRG 699 · Inpatient stay

14 $56,075 $11,930 +49%
Non-extensive Burns

MS-DRG 935 · Inpatient stay

14 $73,613 $18,735 -23%
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without

MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay

14 $53,188 $10,268 +45%
Full Thickness Burn with Skin Graft or Inhalation Injury with Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 928 · Inpatient stay

14 $265,901 $57,483 -3%
Level 5 ENT Procedures

APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit

14 $44,939 $4,736 +31%
Chest Pain

MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay

13 $39,821 $7,871 +18%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Major Complications

MS-DRG 299 · Inpatient stay

13 $103,293 $15,023 +53%
Skin Infection (severe)

MS-DRG 602 · Inpatient stay

13 $78,572 $18,060 +53%
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with

MS-DRG 617 · Inpatient stay

13 $146,505 $50,141 +99%
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy

APC 5154 · Hospital outpatient visit

13 $27,047 $3,262 +19%
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures

APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit

13 $83,645 $10,201 +24%
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures

APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit

13 $24,266 $1,127 +106%
Level 8 Urology and Related Services

APC 5378 · Hospital outpatient visit

13 $113,322 $14,373 +31%
Irregular Heartbeat (severe)

MS-DRG 308 · Inpatient stay

12 $106,740 $12,403 +125%
Sepsis

MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay

12 $402,379 $79,018 +50%
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability

MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay

12 $60,789 $16,057 +22%
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications

MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay

12 $263,343 $51,631 +82%
Bronchitis and Asthma with Complications/mcc

MS-DRG 202 · Inpatient stay

12 $66,089 $10,561 +68%
Level 5 Gynecologic Procedures

APC 5415 · Hospital outpatient visit

12 $37,094 $2,232 +24%
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications

MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay

11 $60,625 $11,268 +41%
Hypertension with Major Complications

MS-DRG 304 · Inpatient stay

11 $76,505 $11,847 +54%
Heart Catheter Procedure (severe)

MS-DRG 321 · Inpatient stay

11 $201,874 $26,052 +40%
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications

MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay

11 $380,721 $54,978 +112%
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications

MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay

11 $68,207 $11,098 +54%
Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with Major Complications

MS-DRG 917 · Inpatient stay

11 $110,517 $20,766 +63%

These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.