Emory University Hospital Midtown
EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MIDTOWN in Atlanta, GA charges 4.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 70 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit facility.
Atlanta, GA 30308 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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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.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.91x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
7.4x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
70
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $155,057 | $77,529 | — | 7.4x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $73,092 | $36,546 | — | 7.2x |
| MAJOR HEAD AND NECK PROCEDURES WITH CC | 141 | $119,495 | $59,748 | — | 7.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $100,603 | $50,302 | — | 7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $123,454 | $61,727 | — | 7x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $125,228 | $62,614 | — | 6.9x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $76,208 | $38,104 | — | 6.8x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC | 012 | $199,268 | $99,634 | — | 6.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $70,475 | $35,237 | — | 6.5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $65,852 | $32,926 | — | 6.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $87,456 | $43,728 | — | 6.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $82,643 | $41,321 | — | 6x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $121,810 | $60,905 | — | 6x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $52,963 | $26,482 | — | 6x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $32,636 | $16,318 | — | 5.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $80,833 | $40,416 | — | 5.9x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $71,440 | $35,720 | — | 5.8x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 519 | $74,755 | $37,378 | — | 5.8x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $47,272 | $23,636 | — | 5.7x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH MCC | 011 | $268,669 | $134,334 | — | 5.7x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $40,186 | $20,093 | — | 5.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $89,903 | $44,952 | — | 5.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $37,886 | $18,943 | — | 5.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $55,001 | $27,501 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $39,256 | $19,628 | — | 5.3x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $52,846 | $26,423 | — | 5.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $95,608 | $47,804 | — | 5.1x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $147,327 | $73,663 | — | 5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $270,187 | $135,093 | — | 5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $29,059 | $14,529 | — | 4.9x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $163,948 | $81,974 | — | 4.9x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $72,115 | $36,057 | — | 4.9x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $50,709 | $25,354 | — | 4.9x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $33,634 | $16,817 | — | 4.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $31,932 | $15,966 | — | 4.8x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $201,498 | $100,749 | — | 4.8x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $89,913 | $44,957 | — | 4.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $33,253 | $16,627 | — | 4.7x |
| BACK AND NECK PROCEDURES EXCEPT SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 520 | $51,414 | $25,707 | — | 4.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $36,876 | $18,438 | — | 4.6x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $31,706 | $15,853 | — | 4.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $30,230 | $15,115 | — | 4.6x |
| CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 219 | $373,548 | $186,774 | — | 4.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $48,748 | $24,374 | — | 4.6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $56,205 | $28,102 | — | 4.5x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $300,869 | $150,435 | — | 4.5x |
| WOUND DEBRIDEMENT AND SKIN GRAFT EXCEPT HAND FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE D | 464 | $102,444 | $51,222 | — | 4.4x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $74,399 | $37,199 | — | 4.4x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $63,913 | $31,956 | — | 4.4x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $30,051 | $15,025 | — | 4.4x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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