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Medical costs in Athens, GA

2 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked

By Michael Glenn , Healthcare Data Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst

Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.

CMS price transparency
2 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.

Hospitals in metro

2

Procedures tracked

30

vs national avg

0.78x

Top procedures by average charge in ATHENS

All tracked procedures

ProcedureHospitalsAvg chargevs nationalMarkup
SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCCDRG 4602$146,3830.93x5.5x
CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 0252$128,8030.59x4.6x
INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 8532$126,4430.62x4x
PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CCDRG 2432$103,8020.98x6.2x
HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCCDRG 5222$87,7750.92x5.9x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 2472$87,4120.78x6.7x
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CCDRG 3302$82,3420.75x5.2x
HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CCDRG 4812$76,7840.83x5.2x
MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCCDRG 3312$69,1180.88x5.9x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 0642$61,8870.71x5.1x
OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 3142$60,4340.68x4.3x
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 8712$57,6440.77x4.3x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 3772$54,9170.70x4.2x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 3082$49,5880.92x6.1x
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 1772$44,1340.71x3.6x
PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 1892$43,1010.79x5.1x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 2802$42,3430.60x3.7x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 1932$41,4730.76x4.5x
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 2872$40,7150.68x6.2x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 0652$39,0010.74x5.7x
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →

Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.

City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.

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