Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col
WELLSTAR MCG HEALTH, AFFILIATED WITH MED COL in Augusta, GA charges 4.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 82 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Augusta, GA 30912 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 1/5
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Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.35x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
16.48x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
82
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $476,612 | $238,306 | — | 16.5x |
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT WITH HEMODIALYSIS WITH MCC | 650 | $558,100 | $279,050 | — | 11.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $80,949 | $40,475 | — | 6.7x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 027 | $140,233 | $70,116 | — | 6.5x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $98,550 | $49,275 | — | 6.5x |
| DIGESTIVE MALIGNANCY WITH MCC | 374 | $117,319 | $58,660 | — | 6.1x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $111,969 | $55,984 | — | 5.2x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $63,705 | $31,852 | — | 5.2x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $136,206 | $68,103 | — | 5.2x |
| OTHER MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 270 | $231,582 | $115,791 | — | 5x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $45,907 | $22,954 | — | 5x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $242,342 | $121,171 | — | 5x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITH MCC | 056 | $110,854 | $55,427 | — | 4.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $95,300 | $47,650 | — | 4.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 482 | $73,520 | $36,760 | — | 4.8x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $214,198 | $107,099 | — | 4.8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $249,407 | $124,703 | — | 4.8x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 674 | $114,609 | $57,305 | — | 4.8x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $52,736 | $26,368 | — | 4.8x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $137,025 | $68,513 | — | 4.8x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $68,273 | $34,137 | — | 4.7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $60,345 | $30,173 | — | 4.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $89,351 | $44,676 | — | 4.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $78,208 | $39,104 | — | 4.6x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $49,420 | $24,710 | — | 4.6x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $122,325 | $61,162 | — | 4.6x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $209,193 | $104,596 | — | 4.6x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $52,721 | $26,360 | — | 4.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $91,236 | $45,618 | — | 4.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $81,306 | $40,653 | — | 4.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $170,789 | $85,394 | — | 4.5x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $76,660 | $38,330 | — | 4.5x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH MCC | 082 | $97,763 | $48,881 | — | 4.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $45,355 | $22,677 | — | 4.4x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITH CC | 083 | $63,741 | $31,871 | — | 4.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $81,269 | $40,635 | — | 4.3x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $42,751 | $21,376 | — | 4.3x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $56,195 | $28,098 | — | 4.2x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $50,143 | $25,071 | — | 4.2x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 235 | $191,569 | $95,785 | — | 4.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $88,104 | $44,052 | — | 4.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $35,390 | $17,695 | — | 4.1x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 846 | $95,276 | $47,638 | — | 4.1x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $176,698 | $88,349 | — | 4x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $65,974 | $32,987 | — | 4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $42,249 | $21,125 | — | 4x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 163 | $185,990 | $92,995 | — | 4x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $40,231 | $20,116 | — | 3.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 274 | $117,356 | $58,678 | — | 3.9x |
| CHEMOTHERAPY WITHOUT ACUTE LEUKEMIA AS SECONDARY DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 847 | $56,102 | $28,051 | — | 3.8x |
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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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