Georgia / Memorial Health University Medical Center

CMS certification 110036 · Savannah, GA · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list

Memorial Health University Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments

Memorial Health University Medical Center reported 4,079 Medicare inpatient stays across 129 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.85 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Georgia, number 14 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: 367 stays at an average charge of $76,285, 16% below the national average. It also billed 2,377 outpatient services, charging 13.53 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 4,079
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.85×
3Rank in GA (highest ratio = 1) 14 of 74
4CMS price-transparency actions 3

Average charge per stay at Memorial Health University Medical Center, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 129 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Memorial Health University Medical Center charged more than the national average in 53 (41%). 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	367	$76,285	-16%	$16,561
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	233	$187,229	+19%	$25,425
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	187	$40,946	-27%	$11,592
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	130	$90,479	-9%	$16,086
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	100	$217,959	-5%	$36,067
552 Medical Back Problems without MCC	79	$50,599	+4%	$9,564
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	69	$50,926	-15%	$12,327
872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC	69	$37,618	-23%	$9,449
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	67	$62,822	-17%	$12,793
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	66	$46,667	-16%	$9,757
267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	65	$236,286	+7%	$36,880
208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96...	63	$119,314	-12%	$21,934
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	60	$29,873	-26%	$7,663
481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC	58	$158,279	+57%	$17,802
683 Renal Failure with CC	53	$31,066	-24%	$8,566
086 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with CC	50	$79,582	+16%	$11,514
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	50	$46,394	-23%	$11,429
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	47	$51,784	-27%	$14,557
682 Renal Failure with MCC	45	$62,329	-5%	$13,574
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	45	$46,869	-36%	$14,023
811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC	44	$56,206	-18%	$12,704
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	43	$39,396	-32%	$11,222
885 Psychoses	43	$29,299	-33%	$12,396
522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture...	41	$120,836	+18%	$17,443
480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC	38	$181,423	+31%	$24,970
083 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with CC	37	$93,822	+28%	$12,378
025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC	36	$290,377	+25%	$38,972
101 Seizures without MCC	35	$32,917	-32%	$8,819
330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC	35	$149,897	+26%	$21,892
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	35	$34,046	-30%	$8,552
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	34	$127,347	+11%	$15,620
312 Syncope and Collapse	33	$44,382	-3%	$8,509
493 Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures except Hip, Foot and...	33	$139,096	+17%	$20,531
069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic	32	$35,815	-29%	$7,459
175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale	31	$50,714	-22%	$12,393
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	31	$70,467	-17%	$14,813
092 Other Disorders of Nervous System with CC	30	$45,952	-11%	$10,017
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	30	$270,988	+26%	$38,409
023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns...	29	$292,915	+4%	$44,621
100 Seizures with MCC	28	$62,237	-34%	$15,660
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC	28	$212,823	+25%	$28,672
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	28	$241,741	+48%	$23,634
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	27	$282,265	-13%	$45,343
091 Other Disorders of Nervous System with MCC	26	$60,954	-26%	$15,184
637 Diabetes with MCC	26	$49,411	-26%	$12,995
085 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with MCC	25	$117,586	+8%	$18,190
551 Medical Back Problems with MCC	25	$83,160	+6%	$13,634
314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC	24	$69,112	-27%	$17,255
813 Coagulation Disorders	24	$52,850	-34%	$13,673
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC	23	$29,995	-41%	$8,003
699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC	23	$35,557	-25%	$10,667
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC	23	$31,437	-29%	$8,721
163 Major Chest Procedures with MCC	22	$257,242	+22%	$36,772
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	22	$25,049	-31%	$7,165
054 Nervous System Neoplasms with MCC	21	$57,378	-26%	$12,856
472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC	21	$185,929	+30%	$23,390
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	21	$38,143	-26%	$10,387
180 Respiratory Neoplasms with MCC	20	$100,599	+15%	$15,061
305 Hypertension without MCC	20	$24,918	-38%	$6,863
445 Disorders of The Biliary Tract with CC	20	$60,739	+4%	$9,934

Showing the 60 most frequent of 129 DRGs.

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Comprehensive Observation Services	457	$20,672	$2,282
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	229	$284,560	$19,678
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	226	$105,109	$10,944
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	177	$15,700	$1,594
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	158	$15,998	$1,371
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	130	$50,238	$4,846
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	118	$31,838	$2,759
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	60	$35,677	$2,665
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	58	$60,307	$6,047
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	48	$116,310	$9,293
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	46	$185,976	$15,720
Level 3 Lower GI Procedures	44	$27,902	$2,344
Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	43	$34,185	$3,162
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	40	$71,009	$4,413
Level 5 ENT Procedures	38	$54,715	$4,950
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures	37	$31,434	$2,736
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures	36	$38,975	$3,361
Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures	35	$54,188	$5,512
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	34	$73,505	$9,022
Level 2 ICD and Similar Procedures	34	$273,160	$27,727
Level 4 Airway Endoscopy	31	$51,788	$3,003
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures	31	$210,493	$14,396
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	30	$27,539	$2,311
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	28	$70,055	$8,446
Complex GI Procedures	27	$49,873	$4,817

Against the Georgia average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Memorial Health University Medical Center charged $76,285 on average, 11% less than the Georgia average of $85,396, and was paid $16,561 against a state average of $17,147. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Memorial Health University Medical Center charged $187,229 on average, 35% more than the Georgia average of $139,191, and was paid $25,425 against a state average of $26,112. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Memorial Health University Medical Center charged $40,946 on average, 22% less than the Georgia average of $52,781, and was paid $11,592 against a state average of $12,005. For Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC (DRG 064), Memorial Health University Medical Center charged $90,479 on average, 2% less than the Georgia average of $92,573, and was paid $16,086 against a state average of $18,586. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $20,672 was 1% below the state average of $20,900. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $284,560 was 112% above the state average of $134,007. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $105,109 was 29% above the state average of $81,545. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $15,700 was 5% above the state average of $14,925.

Price-transparency record

CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, GA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:

Met Requirements — 2023-09-25 (CMS case 655)
Met Requirements — 2025-03-24 (CMS case 3353)
Met Requirements — 2025-05-05 (CMS case 4301)

A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.

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.