Grady Memorial Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA charges 4.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 83 analyzed procedures, with 20% showing particularly high markup ratios.
Atlanta, GA 30303 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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Elena Vasquez leads hospital billing pattern analysis at BillRazor Research. She focuses on identifying overcharges, markup outliers, and patient advocacy strategies. Expertise: hospital billing patterns, overcharge analysis, patient advocacy.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.64x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.97x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
83
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
20.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $447,922 | $223,961 | — | 9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $225,478 | $112,739 | — | 8.5x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $254,556 | $127,278 | — | 8.4x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $349,608 | $174,804 | — | 8.3x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 957 | $713,238 | $356,619 | — | 8.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $285,318 | $142,659 | — | 8.2x |
| LIMB REATTACHMENT, HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA | 956 | $431,936 | $215,968 | — | 7.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $173,179 | $86,590 | — | 7.6x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $449,169 | $224,585 | — | 7.4x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOU | 004 | $921,140 | $460,570 | — | 7.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $191,961 | $95,981 | — | 7.2x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $220,860 | $110,430 | — | 7.1x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $200,960 | $100,480 | — | 6.8x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 494 | $184,377 | $92,189 | — | 6.8x |
| ECMO OR TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NEC | 003 | $1,129,594 | $564,797 | — | 6.3x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $208,593 | $104,296 | — | 6.3x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $333,011 | $166,505 | — | 6.1x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH CC | 964 | $129,260 | $64,630 | — | 5.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH MCC | 085 | $180,198 | $90,099 | — | 5.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $126,273 | $63,137 | — | 5.7x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $152,090 | $76,045 | — | 5.4x |
| HIV WITH MAJOR RELATED CONDITION WITH MCC | 974 | $198,779 | $99,389 | — | 5.4x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $138,640 | $69,320 | — | 5.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $360,365 | $180,183 | — | 5.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $128,566 | $64,283 | — | 5.2x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $125,256 | $62,628 | — | 5.2x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $96,264 | $48,132 | — | 5.2x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 963 | $178,569 | $89,284 | — | 5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $139,170 | $69,585 | — | 4.9x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITHOUT MC | 024 | $191,759 | $95,880 | — | 4.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $117,997 | $58,999 | — | 4.8x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITH CC | 086 | $101,057 | $50,528 | — | 4.8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $103,866 | $51,933 | — | 4.8x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $72,421 | $36,210 | — | 4.8x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $84,366 | $42,183 | — | 4.7x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $89,073 | $44,537 | — | 4.7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $115,998 | $57,999 | — | 4.5x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC | 056 | $141,132 | $70,566 | — | 4.5x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $72,211 | $36,106 | — | 4.5x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $110,520 | $55,260 | — | 4.5x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $80,595 | $40,297 | — | 4.5x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $72,030 | $36,015 | — | 4.4x |
| TRAUMA TO THE SKIN, SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE AND BREAST WITHOUT MCC | 605 | $78,471 | $39,236 | — | 4.3x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 565 | $75,916 | $37,958 | — | 4.2x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $91,867 | $45,934 | — | 4.2x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $81,812 | $40,906 | — | 4.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $99,387 | $49,694 | — | 4.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $78,757 | $39,379 | — | 4.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $73,358 | $36,679 | — | 4x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA <1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 087 | $68,126 | $34,063 | — | 3.9x |
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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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