Doctors Hospital: charges and Medicare payments

Doctors Hospital reported 1,695 Medicare inpatient stays across 60 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 10.07 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Georgia, number 1 of 74 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.44×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 320 stays at an average charge of $139,504, 54% above the national average. It also billed 1,540 outpatient services, charging 20.64 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 1,695
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 10.07×
3Rank in GA (highest ratio = 1) 1 of 74
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Doctors Hospital, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 60 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Doctors Hospital charged more than the national average in 57 (95%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.

DRG	Stays	Avg charge	vs US	Avg paid
871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC	320	$139,504	+54%	$14,250
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	78	$75,775	+34%	$9,893
682 Renal Failure with MCC	77	$69,195	+5%	$10,539
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	64	$713,357	+212%	$49,416
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	52	$89,300	+48%	$9,614
683 Renal Failure with CC	48	$59,529	+46%	$7,111
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	46	$99,800	+36%	$12,555
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	44	$84,193	+41%	$9,846
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	43	$58,206	+19%	$7,898
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	35	$63,450	+24%	$8,789
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	32	$90,050	+56%	$9,344
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	32	$117,352	+55%	$11,727
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	30	$113,657	+33%	$13,096
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	29	$127,845	+28%	$13,748
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	28	$76,521	+37%	$7,677
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	28	$73,571	+4%	$11,472
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	28	$57,200	+18%	$7,801
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	28	$193,196	+92%	$14,391
389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC	26	$57,514	+48%	$6,844
432 Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with MCC	25	$95,142	-1%	$13,557
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	24	$630,919	+95%	$47,872
935 Non-Extensive Burns	24	$224,429	+119%	$18,279
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	23	$50,117	+25%	$6,475
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	22	$174,227	+70%	$15,145
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	21	$50,334	+33%	$7,139
312 Syncope and Collapse	20	$54,380	+19%	$7,281
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC	20	$72,391	+6%	$10,410
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	19	$77,439	+59%	$7,543
208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96...	18	$220,112	+62%	$18,613
603 Cellulitis without MCC	18	$37,461	0%	$7,292
057 Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without MCC	17	$67,607	+19%	$9,929
101 Seizures without MCC	17	$56,116	+15%	$7,225
264 Other Circulatory System O.R. Procedures	17	$265,769	+78%	$30,943
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC	16	$317,754	+86%	$25,388
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	15	$52,378	+45%	$6,462
574 Skin Graft for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with CC	15	$389,244	+168%	$25,059
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	14	$413,302	+92%	$28,454
391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	14	$93,122	+53%	$9,616
480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC	14	$326,278	+135%	$19,571
577 Skin Graft except for Skin Ulcer or Cellulitis with CC	14	$337,910	+133%	$21,056
004 Tracheostomy with MV >96 Hours or Principal Diagnosis except...	13	$794,459	+29%	$59,661
069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic	13	$56,736	+12%	$6,571
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC	13	$91,328	+81%	$7,261
607 Minor Skin Disorders without MCC	13	$129,489	+214%	$7,133
641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	13	$64,791	+75%	$6,460
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability	13	$69,194	+11%	$12,123
928 Full Thickness Burn with Skin Graft or Inhalation Injury...	13	$379,378	+10%	$50,871
070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC	12	$84,529	+11%	$11,762
100 Seizures with MCC	12	$124,265	+32%	$13,727
305 Hypertension without MCC	12	$47,663	+19%	$6,196
393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC	12	$100,740	+31%	$11,848
463 Wound Debridement and Skin Graft except Hand for...	12	$440,054	+85%	$158,821
464 Wound Debridement and Skin Graft except Hand for...	12	$334,475	+130%	$21,906
253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC	11	$248,534	+89%	$18,717
394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC	11	$52,723	+12%	$7,453
551 Medical Back Problems with MCC	11	$140,014	+78%	$11,828
571 Skin Debridement with CC	11	$225,610	+202%	$13,017
637 Diabetes with MCC	11	$100,206	+51%	$10,529
638 Diabetes with CC	11	$37,672	-10%	$7,128
854 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	11	$249,839	+154%	$14,386

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Comprehensive Observation Services	353	$32,103	$2,290
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	248	$27,094	$1,595
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	162	$29,332	$1,372
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	110	$89,316	$4,712
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	98	$129,853	$11,028
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	53	$140,585	$8,708
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	44	$110,814	$5,792
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	43	$71,031	$2,653
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	41	$35,885	$2,384
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	36	$102,216	$6,054
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	34	$87,336	$4,541
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	33	$54,257	$2,702
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	32	$119,310	$4,270
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	31	$61,878	$2,628
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	27	$193,337	$9,020
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy	25	$32,128	$1,436
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	24	$86,907	$2,937
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	23	$87,536	$2,928
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures	22	$71,518	$3,241
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	22	$74,578	$1,661
Complex GI Procedures	20	$67,427	$4,631
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	18	$74,041	$3,169
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures	16	$219,068	$26,204
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures	14	$50,410	$1,360
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures	11	$56,294	$2,508

Against the Georgia average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Doctors Hospital charged $139,504 on average, 63% more than the Georgia average of $85,396, and was paid $14,250 against a state average of $17,147. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Doctors Hospital charged $75,775 on average, 44% more than the Georgia average of $52,781, and was paid $9,893 against a state average of $12,005. For Renal Failure with MCC (DRG 682), Doctors Hospital charged $69,195 on average, 11% more than the Georgia average of $62,194, and was paid $10,539 against a state average of $13,565. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Doctors Hospital charged $713,357 on average, 208% more than the Georgia average of $231,405, and was paid $49,416 against a state average of $44,998. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $32,103 was 54% above the state average of $20,900. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $27,094 was 82% above the state average of $14,925. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $29,332 was 126% above the state average of $12,974. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $89,316 was 105% above the state average of $43,535.

Price-transparency record

No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.

Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.

Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.