GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
ATLANTA, GA 30303 · Acute Care Hospitals
83 procedures with CMS pricing data · Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024
By BillRazor Research · Last updated March 27, 2026 · Methodology
Procedures Analyzed
83
With CMS pricing data
Avg Charge-to-Medicare Ratio
4.6x
Chargemaster ÷ Medicare
CMS Quality Rating
Patient experience & outcomes
Hospital Type
Acute Care Hospitals
Voluntary non-profit - Private
Above 90th Percentile
20%
Compared to GA hospitals
Understanding Your Costs
When you receive a bill from GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, you are typically seeing the hospital's “chargemaster” rate — its published list price for each service. According to CMS data, GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL lists chargemaster rates that average 4.6x the corresponding Medicare reimbursement amount across 83 procedures with publicly available pricing data (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
The median hospital in GA has a chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio of 5.2x, with ratios across the state ranging from 1.2x to 12.4x. At 4.6x, this facility’s average ratio is below the state median. 87 hospitals in GA report pricing data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
The procedure with the largest gap between the listed price and Medicare reimbursement at GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC (DRG 025). The listed chargemaster rate is $447,922, while Medicare reimburses $49,955 for the same procedure — a ratio of 9.0x (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024).
What does this actually mean for your bill? Chargemaster rates are rarely what patients pay. If you have insurance, your insurer has negotiated a separate rate — often 40–60% less than the listed price. If you are uninsured, you may be able to negotiate directly with the hospital or request financial assistance. The chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is a useful reference point for understanding listed pricing, but it does not represent what most patients will owe out of pocket.
17 of 83 procedures (20%) at this facility have listed rates above the 90th percentile compared to other GA hospitals reporting the same procedure data to CMS (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is a voluntary non-profit - private acute care hospitals facility with a CMS quality rating of 2/5 stars. Note: CMS quality ratings measure patient outcomes and experience, not pricing. A hospital with high listed prices may provide excellent care, and pricing data alone should not be used to evaluate the quality of a healthcare provider.
Listed Chargemaster Rates vs Medicare Reimbursement — Top Procedures by Ratio
Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Procedure Pricing Lookup
Search for a specific procedure or DRG code to see listed chargemaster rates and Medicare reimbursement amounts.
| Procedure | DRG | Listed Charge | Medicare Reimb. | Ratio | State Position | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $447,922 | $49,955 | 9.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $225,478 | $26,679 | 8.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $254,556 | $30,375 | 8.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $349,608 | $42,370 | 8.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 957 | $713,238 | $86,872 | 8.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $285,318 | $34,844 | 8.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $431,936 | $56,033 | 7.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $173,179 | $22,914 | 7.6x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $449,169 | $60,572 | 7.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOU | 004 | $921,140 | $127,473 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $191,961 | $26,678 | 7.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $220,860 | $31,215 | 7.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $200,960 | $29,469 | 6.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $184,377 | $27,152 | 6.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $1,129,594 | $180,079 | 6.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $208,593 | $33,354 | 6.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $333,011 | $54,707 | 6.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $129,260 | $22,269 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH MCC | 085 | $180,198 | $31,340 | 5.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $126,273 | $22,101 | 5.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $152,090 | $28,088 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| HIV WITH MAJOR RELATED CONDITION WITH MCC | 974 | $198,779 | $37,043 | 5.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $360,365 | $68,196 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $138,640 | $26,242 | 5.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $125,256 | $24,281 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $128,566 | $24,934 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $96,264 | $18,684 | 5.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 963 | $178,569 | $35,628 | 5.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $139,170 | $28,227 | 4.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $191,759 | $39,655 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $117,997 | $24,557 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $101,057 | $21,158 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $103,866 | $21,771 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $72,421 | $15,210 | 4.8x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $84,366 | $17,787 | 4.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $89,073 | $18,847 | 4.7x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $115,998 | $25,524 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC | 056 | $141,132 | $31,165 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $72,211 | $16,104 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $110,520 | $24,787 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $80,595 | $18,109 | 4.5x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $72,030 | $16,533 | 4.4x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $78,471 | $18,345 | 4.3x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $75,916 | $17,902 | 4.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $91,867 | $21,885 | 4.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $81,812 | $19,624 | 4.2x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $99,387 | $24,143 | 4.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $78,757 | $19,161 | 4.1x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $73,358 | $18,283 | 4.0x | 1th | Compare your bill |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $68,126 | $17,346 | 3.9x | 1th | Compare your bill |
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All data from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. Chargemaster rates are list prices and may not reflect actual patient costs.
Statewide Context
Charge-to-Medicare ratio range across GA hospitals
87 hospitals in GA report pricing data to CMS. This facility's average ratio of 4.6x places it at the lower-middle range of the state range (Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary).
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Frequently Asked Questions About GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
How much does GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL charge compared to Medicare?
According to CMS IPPS data, GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL's listed chargemaster rates average 4.6x the Medicare reimbursement amount across 83 procedures. Chargemaster rates are list prices and are not what most insured patients pay — actual costs depend on insurance negotiations and coverage terms.
What is the most expensive procedure at GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL?
The procedure with the highest chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio at GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC (DRG 025), with a listed charge of $447,922 compared to Medicare reimbursement of $49,955 — a ratio of 9.0x. Source: CMS IPPS Provider Summary.
Is GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL expensive compared to other GA hospitals?
GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL's average chargemaster-to-Medicare ratio is 4.6x. Ratios vary significantly across GA hospitals. This ratio reflects listed chargemaster prices, not what patients actually pay. CMS quality ratings, which measure patient outcomes and experience, are separate from pricing data.
Where does the pricing data for GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL come from?
All pricing data comes from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary, published under federal price transparency law (45 CFR Part 180). This data is publicly available and updated annually.
How can I check if my bill from GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is correct?
You can upload your bill to BillRazor for a free comparison against publicly available Medicare reimbursement data. Our system analyzes every line item in 60 seconds. Research suggests 49-80% of hospital bills contain errors, including duplicate charges, incorrect procedure codes, and unbundling.
Does GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL in ATLANTA, GA accept Medicare?
GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is included in the CMS IPPS Provider Summary, which covers Medicare-participating hospitals. For specific coverage questions, contact GRADY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL directly or check with your insurance provider.
Data sourced from CMS IPPS Provider Summary, FY2024. All information is for educational purposes only.