Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 164 · Surgery or procedure

Major chest procedures with CC

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $25,501 per stay at 433 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $19,725 and $27,300.

Also known as: Lung surgery, lobectomy

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $25,501
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $19,725–$27,300
Medicare’s share: $20,43680% of the payment
Average billed charge: $123,756
Hospitals reporting: 43311,919 stays

Hospitals in Georgia

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Average payment across these 15 hospitals: $24,356National $25,501 · Georgia $24,356
Median hospital: $21,351
Lowest to highest: $17,289–$33,447
Medicare stays: 310

15 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Major chest procedures with CC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Piedmont Augusta HospitalAugusta, GA · CCN 110028	11	$17,289	32% below the national average	$15,653	$142,206
Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110082	17	$17,473	31% below the national average	$16,180	$98,108
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · CCN 110043	11	$17,725	30% below the national average	$12,135	$81,661
Candler HospitalSavannah, GA · CCN 110024	13	$18,431	28% below the national average	$16,810	$93,938
Southeastern Regional Medical Center, IncNewnan, GA · CCN 110233	15	$18,855	26% below the national average	$17,441	$132,950
Archbold Memorial HospitalThomasville, GA · CCN 110038	13	$19,678	23% below the national average	$17,710	$85,764
Piedmont Columbus Regional MidtownColumbus, GA · CCN 110064	13	$20,058	21% below the national average	$18,128	$103,934
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical CenterAthens, GA · CCN 110074	13	$21,351	16% below the national average	$18,864	$185,752
AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · CCN 110168	13	$21,566	15% below the national average	$19,866	$266,342
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · CCN 110029	31	$22,223	13% below the national average	$20,193	$166,772
Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110161	33	$23,184	About average	$21,700	$165,857
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110083	41	$25,242	About average	$15,037	$113,817
Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110010	34	$31,449	23% above the national average	$18,853	$94,055
Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Medical ColAugusta, GA · CCN 110034	16	$31,810	25% above the national average	$24,453	$105,286
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · CCN 110035	36	$33,447	31% above the national average	$18,334	$137,731

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

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2020: 10,368 stays at 394 hospitals · 2021: 10,584 stays at 402 hospitals · 2022: 11,026 stays at 412 hospitals · 2023: 11,737 stays at 423 hospitals · 2024: 11,919 stays at 433 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Major chest procedures with CC
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$22K	$102K
2021	$24K	$107K
2022	$25K	$114K
2023	$25K	$119K
2024	$26K	$124K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Major chest procedures with CC, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	1	21	$16,177	$16,177–$16,177
Mississippi	4	70	$19,316	$16,411–$19,727
New Mexico	1	13	$19,794	$19,794–$19,794
Alabama	4	126	$20,039	$17,723–$20,372
Arkansas	4	93	$20,055	$17,344–$19,700
Louisiana	4	92	$20,083	$17,731–$23,312
South Dakota	3	61	$20,219	$18,648–$24,680
Tennessee	11	299	$20,440	$18,003–$20,079
Kansas	5	135	$20,666	$18,838–$20,264
Iowa	4	69	$20,735	$17,643–$19,880
Oklahoma	4	105	$20,836	$18,562–$25,294
Montana	3	53	$20,868	$20,104–$21,208
Texas	24	509	$20,919	$18,660–$23,146
Florida	30	780	$21,116	$18,736–$21,472
Kentucky	8	228	$21,254	$18,455–$22,862
Indiana	11	190	$22,093	$19,665–$22,884
Nebraska	4	167	$22,112	$19,927–$24,661
Missouri	11	256	$22,768	$17,614–$24,893
North Dakota	2	30	$22,774	$20,913–$24,197
South Carolina	9	265	$22,861	$18,346–$25,257
West Virginia	3	83	$23,234	$19,982–$23,780
Colorado	6	209	$23,557	$20,164–$24,885
Virginia	13	435	$23,661	$19,020–$23,771
Wisconsin	7	171	$23,680	$21,992–$25,194
North Carolina	17	487	$23,730	$19,611–$26,125
Alaska	1	13	$23,857	$23,857–$23,857
Delaware	3	79	$24,038	$22,580–$24,165
Georgia	15	310	$24,356	$18,643–$24,213
Ohio	12	343	$24,618	$21,163–$25,912
Pennsylvania	22	594	$24,748	$20,283–$25,479
Utah	3	61	$24,836	$22,159–$26,125
Maine	2	54	$25,061	$24,687–$27,575
Arizona	11	277	$25,119	$19,288–$26,483
Idaho	3	48	$25,352	$22,473–$26,447
Nevada	2	27	$25,445	$24,473–$26,573
Michigan	12	269	$25,774	$21,383–$24,916
Washington	10	296	$25,932	$23,429–$28,696
Minnesota	11	306	$26,050	$19,842–$24,649
New Jersey	13	495	$26,056	$22,136–$27,631
Oregon	6	159	$26,462	$25,010–$27,606
Illinois	16	505	$26,488	$20,396–$30,796
Rhode Island	1	39	$27,300	$27,300–$27,300
District of Columbia	4	97	$27,641	$25,773–$28,283
Massachusetts	16	680	$28,418	$23,169–$29,513
New Hampshire	3	82	$29,605	$24,867–$35,006
Connecticut	5	122	$30,744	$28,483–$31,401
New York	24	917	$30,842	$24,727–$32,016
Hawaii	1	23	$32,526	$32,526–$32,526
California	33	872	$33,391	$26,741–$34,605
Maryland	11	304	$34,994	$31,757–$42,868

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.