Georgia / Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus
CMS certification 110025 · Brunswick, GA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus: charges and Medicare payments
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus reported 2,090 Medicare inpatient stays across 65 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.38 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Georgia, number 71 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: 314 stays at an average charge of $43,472, 52% below the national average. It also billed 2,267 outpatient services, charging 4.41 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 2,090
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.38×
- 3Rank in GA (highest ratio = 1) 71 of 74
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 65 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). 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 | 314 | $43,472 | -52% | $18,354 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 185 | $32,131 | -43% | $11,972 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 86 | $36,845 | -48% | $15,568 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 80 | $32,417 | -46% | $12,321 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 67 | $31,968 | -58% | $14,602 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 50 | $24,370 | -53% | $10,763 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 48 | $121,618 | -47% | $48,457 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 47 | $23,450 | -52% | $9,451 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 40 | $24,370 | -56% | $10,001 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 39 | $26,699 | -56% | $12,062 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 38 | $46,897 | -53% | $19,569 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 38 | $21,327 | -48% | $8,210 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 37 | $32,332 | -51% | $13,770 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 35 | $27,508 | -57% | $10,840 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 35 | $25,620 | -44% | $7,910 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 35 | $15,499 | -61% | $7,179 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 34 | $52,560 | -44% | $17,252 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 32 | $50,141 | -51% | $20,047 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 31 | $33,517 | -42% | $11,239 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 31 | $17,642 | -64% | $9,005 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 30 | $20,386 | -64% | $11,097 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 29 | $50,298 | -50% | $20,146 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 29 | $18,337 | -52% | $7,388 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 28 | $17,676 | -52% | $7,155 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 27 | $23,029 | -54% | $7,319 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 26 | $40,195 | -64% | $19,997 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 26 | $41,760 | -51% | $16,360 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 26 | $34,637 | -53% | $15,218 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 24 | $30,172 | -40% | $10,756 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 24 | $35,692 | -62% | $19,265 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 23 | $17,108 | -53% | $6,833 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 22 | $25,460 | -35% | $11,220 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 21 | $11,309 | -61% | $5,321 |
| 543 Pathological Fractures and Musculoskeletal and Connective... | 21 | $19,326 | -61% | $9,897 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 21 | $32,972 | -52% | $12,841 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 19 | $22,763 | -39% | $8,096 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 18 | $33,832 | -48% | $12,828 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 17 | $53,056 | -61% | $24,640 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 16 | $57,715 | -66% | $30,907 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 16 | $24,262 | -52% | $8,388 |
| 304 Hypertension with MCC | 16 | $29,273 | -49% | $10,821 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 16 | $82,552 | -62% | $41,327 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 16 | $21,477 | -56% | $8,816 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 15 | $33,973 | -64% | $18,078 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 15 | $55,072 | -60% | $26,934 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 15 | $18,808 | -60% | $9,361 |
| 917 Poisoning and Toxic Effects of Drugs with MCC | 15 | $38,739 | -48% | $15,033 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 14 | $22,188 | -42% | $7,590 |
| 243 Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with CC | 14 | $62,695 | -44% | $22,092 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 13 | $25,939 | -66% | $16,234 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 13 | $61,065 | -47% | $16,593 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $37,976 | -38% | $11,718 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 12 | $24,449 | -50% | $9,636 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 12 | $24,582 | -47% | $8,795 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 12 | $60,084 | -50% | $22,400 |
| 418 Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.D.E. with CC | 12 | $29,800 | -68% | $15,070 |
| 521 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 12 | $62,374 | -54% | $30,263 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 12 | $23,799 | -46% | $8,270 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 12 | $47,652 | -78% | $43,079 |
| 180 Respiratory Neoplasms with MCC | 11 | $38,199 | -56% | $15,952 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 65 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Georgia average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus charged $43,472 on average, 49% less than the Georgia average of $85,396, and was paid $18,354 against a state average of $17,147. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus charged $32,131 on average, 39% less than the Georgia average of $52,781, and was paid $11,972 against a state average of $12,005. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus charged $36,845 on average, 44% less than the Georgia average of $66,006, and was paid $15,568 against a state average of $14,774. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus charged $32,417 on average, 42% less than the Georgia average of $56,349, and was paid $12,321 against a state average of $12,110. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,860 was 48% below the state average of $20,900. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $5,793 was 55% below the state average of $12,974. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $38,635 was 53% below the state average of $81,545. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $15,315 was 43% below the state average of $26,927.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus in Brunswick, GA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2026-07-31 (CMS case 8410)
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.