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What Medicare pays Georgia hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.
Georgia requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers.
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Lowest Medicare payment
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | Savannah | $12,626 | $69,080 | $11,018 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | Statesboro | $13,213 | $134,853 | $11,898 |
| Union General Hospital | Blairsville | $13,488 | $44,410 | $11,898 |
| Houston Healthcare | Warner Robins | $13,960 | $49,894 | $10,905 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Fayetteville | $14,477 | $122,606 | $12,075 |
| Adventhealth Redmond | Rome | $14,727 | $155,003 | $11,711 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | Duluth | $14,878 | $124,703 | $11,993 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | Tifton | $14,891 | $75,664 | $11,009 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | Canton | $14,958 | $114,460 | $12,128 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | Stockbridge | $14,965 | $108,139 | $12,054 |
Highest Medicare payment
| Hospital | City | Inpatient paid | List price | Outpatient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory University Hospital | Atlanta | $25,338 | $70,957 | $11,996 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | Marietta | $22,821 | $105,693 | $11,978 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta | $20,307 | $66,520 | $11,912 |
| Northside Hospital | Atlanta | $18,429 | $122,056 | $12,107 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | Albany | $18,146 | $89,978 | $12,371 |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | Atlanta | $17,811 | $110,530 | $11,513 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | Cumming | $17,779 | $139,977 | $12,082 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | Macon | $17,335 | $86,280 | $11,495 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | Brunswick | $17,252 | $52,560 | $12,009 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc | Gainesville | $17,015 | $152,086 | $11,663 |
Every Georgia hospital (71)
- Adventhealth Gordon Calhoun
- Adventhealth Redmond Rome
- Archbold Memorial Thomasville
- Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome
- Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon
- Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge
- Burke Medical Center Waynesboro
- Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas
- Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie
- Doctors Hospital Augusta
- East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro
- Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur
- Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek
- Emory University Hospital Atlanta
- Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta
- Fairview Park Hospital Dublin
- Hamilton Medical Center Dalton
- Houston Healthcare Warner Robins
- Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah
- Memorial Satilla Health Waycross
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Barrow Winder
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham Demorest
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc Gainesville
- Northside Hospital Atlanta
- Northside Hospital Cherokee Canton
- Northside Hospital Duluth Duluth
- Northside Hospital Forsyth Cumming
- Northside Hospital Gwinnett Lawrenceville
- Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Albany
- Phoebe Sumter Medical Center Americus
- Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Athens
- Piedmont Augusta Hospital Augusta
- Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center Cartersville
- Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Columbus
- Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Columbus
- Piedmont Eastside Medical Center Snellville
- Piedmont Fayette Hospital Fayetteville
- Piedmont Henry Hospital Stockbridge
- Piedmont Hospital, Inc Atlanta
- Piedmont Macon Medical Center Macon
- Piedmont Macon North Hospital Macon
- Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson
- Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc Jasper
- Piedmont Newnan Hospital, Inc Newnan
- Piedmont Newton Hospital Covington
- Piedmont Rockdale Hospital Conyers
- Piedmont Walton Hospital, Inc Monroe
- Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta, Inc Atlanta
- Sgmc Health Valdosta
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus Brunswick
- Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden Campus Saint Marys
- Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Inc Newnan
- Southwell Medical, A Campus of Trmc Adel
- St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare Columbus
- St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah Savannah
- St Mary's Hospital Athens
- St Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital, Inc Lavonia
- Stephens County Hospital Toccoa
- Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton
- Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica Villa Rica
- Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton
- Union General Hospital Blairsville
- Upson Regional Medical Center Thomaston
- Wayne Memorial Hospital Jesup
- Wellstar Cobb Medical Center Austell
- Wellstar Douglas Medical Center Douglasville
- Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical Center Marietta
- Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta
- Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center Roswell
- Wellstar Spalding Medical Center Griffin
- Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta
Orthopedic surgery centers (70)
- Academy Orthopedics, LLC Cumming · $9,077
- Advance Center for Joint Replacement Atlanta, LLC Atlanta · $9,077
- Advanced Center for Joint Replacement, Cherokee, LLC Canton · $9,077
- Advanced Center for Joint Replacement, Gwinnett, LLC Buford · $9,077
- Advanced Center for Joint Surgery, LLC Cumming · $9,077
- Aoi Surgery Center Atlanta · $9,077
- Aos Surgery Center Augusta · $8,305
- Apex Surgery Center, LLC Brunswick · $8,724
- Athens Joint and Spine Center, LLC Athens · $8,602
- Athens Orthopedic Clinic Ambulatory Surg Ctr, LLC Athens · $8,602
- Athens Orthopedic Clinic ASC - Loganville, LLC Loganville · $9,077
- Atlanta Outpatient Surgery Center Atlanta · $9,077
- Atlanta Spine Surgery Center, LLC Atlanta · $9,077
- Braselton ASC, LLC Braselton · $9,077
- Carrollton Orthopaedic Surgery Center, LLC Carrollton · $9,077
- Center for Orthopedic Surgery Cartersville · $9,077
- Chatham Orthopaedic Surgery Center Savannah · $8,242
- Children's Hc of Atl Sur Ctr Atlanta · $9,077
- Coliseum Same Day Surgery Center, LLC Macon · $8,426
- East-West Surgery Center Austell · $9,077
- Emory Ambulatory Surgery Center at Dunwoody Atlanta · $9,077
- Emory Ambulatory Surgery Center at Spivey Station Jonesboro · $9,077
- Emory Ambulatory Surgery Center at Tucker Tucker · $9,077
- Emory Clinic Lagrange Surgery Center, the Lagrange · $7,998
- Emory Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center Atlanta · $9,077
- Evans Surgery Center Evans · $8,305
- Gainesville Surgery Center, LP Gainesville · $8,760
- Georgia Surgical Center on Peachtree Atlanta · $9,077
- Gwinnett Center for Outpatient Surgery Snellville · $9,077
- Hamilton Ambulatory Surgery Center Dalton · $8,592
- Hamilton-Aosm Surgery Center Board of Managers Dalton · $8,592
- Hand & Upper Extremity Surg Ctr of Ga, LLC (The) Atlanta · $9,077
- Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center Warner Robins · $7,977
- Hughston Surgical Center of Valdosta, LLC Valdosta · $7,609
- Hughston Surgical Center, LLC Columbus · $8,075
- Lawrenceville Surgery Center Lawrenceville · $9,077
- Macon Outpatient Surgery, LLC Macon · $8,426
- Marietta Surgical Center Marietta · $9,077
- Northside Foot & Ankle Outpat Norcross · $9,077
- Northview Orthopaedic Surgery Center Dahlonega · $7,998
- Northwest Ga Orthopaedic Surgery Center Marietta · $9,077
- Northwest Plaza ASC Albany · $8,726
- Optim Surgery Center Savannah · $8,242
- Orthoatlanta Surgery Center of Fayetteville, LLC Fayetteville · $9,077
- Orthopaedic Associates Surgery Center, LLC Augusta · $8,305
- Orthopaedic South Surgical Center McDonough · $9,077
- Peachtree Ortho Sc at Piedmont Atlanta · $9,077
- Peachtree Orthopaedic Surg Ctr at Perimeter, LLC Atlanta · $9,077
- Piedmont Surgery Center I, L.P. Macon · $8,426
- Pinnacle Ortho Surg Ctr - Woodstock LLC Woodstock · $9,077
- Premier Orthopedic Surgicenter Albany · $8,726
- Premier Surgery Center Brunswick · $8,724
- Regenerative Orthopaedics Surgery Center, LLC Stockbridge · $9,077
- Resurgens East Surgery Center, LLC Covington · $9,077
- Resurgens Fayette Surgery Center, LLC Fayetteville · $9,077
- Resurgens Surgery Center, LLC Atlanta · $9,077
- Rome Orthopaedic Clinic ASC, Inc Rome · $8,455
- Roswell Surgery Center, L.L.C. Roswell · $9,077
- Southeastern Orthopaedics Surgery Center Douglas · $7,998
- Southern Bone & Joint, LLC Newnan · $9,077
- Southern Bone and Joint Ambulatory Surgical Center, LLC Atlanta · $9,077
- Specialty Orthopaedics Surgery Center Gainesville · $8,760
- Surgery Center of Athens, LLC Athens · $8,602
- Surgery Center of Bji, LLC Jesup · $7,998
- Surgery Center of Rome Rome · $8,455
- Surgery Center, LLC, the Columbus · $8,075
- Thrive Orthopedics ASC, LLC Atlanta · $9,077
- V.O.A. Ambulatory Surg Ctr Valdosta · $7,609
- Wellstar Outpatient Surgery Center Columbia County Affiliated With Medical College of Georgia Evans · $8,305
- West Georgia Surgery Center, LLC Carrolton · $9,077
Questions
How much does Medicare pay for a knee replacement in Georgia?
In 2024 Medicare paid Georgia hospitals a median $15,382 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 27 hospitals) and a median $11,748 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $9,077 for a knee.
Which Georgia hospitals does Medicare pay least for a joint replacement?
St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah ($12,626), East Georgia Regional Medical Center ($13,213), Union General Hospital ($13,488).
What do Georgia hospitals list for a joint replacement?
The median list (chargemaster) price is $108,139, about 7.0× what Medicare pays.
Does Georgia have a certificate-of-need law?
Georgia requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers. CON covers ASCs and hospitals; a 2024 law (HB 1339) widened exemptions for physician-owned single-specialty and some joint-venture ASCs, but multispecialty ASCs still need CON.