Georgia / Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden Campus
CMS certification 110146 · Saint Marys, GA
Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden Campus: charges and Medicare payments
Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden Campus reported 58 Medicare inpatient stays across 3 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 1.04 times what it was paid. Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 30 stays at an average charge of $23,569, 74% below the national average. It also billed 275 outpatient services, charging 5.47 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 58
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 1.04×
- 3Rank in GA (highest ratio = 1) –
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 3 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden 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 | 30 | $23,569 | -74% | $24,899 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 17 | $19,434 | -66% | $16,054 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 11 | $19,243 | -68% | $16,713 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 98 | $10,682 | $2,478 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage | 41 | $6,125 | $1,444 |
| Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 34 | $56,132 | $11,898 |
| Level 2 Upper GI Procedures | 27 | $5,292 | $1,723 |
| Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 18 | $8,897 | $1,455 |
| Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 16 | $16,810 | $2,930 |
| Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures | 16 | $27,752 | $6,476 |
| Level 2 Vascular Procedures | 14 | $4,544 | $1,450 |
| Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures | 11 | $11,837 | $2,905 |
Against the Georgia average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden Campus charged $23,569 on average, 72% less than the Georgia average of $85,396, and was paid $24,899 against a state average of $17,147. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden Campus charged $19,434 on average, 63% less than the Georgia average of $52,781, and was paid $16,054 against a state average of $12,005. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Southeast Georgia Health System- Camden Campus charged $19,243 on average, 66% less than the Georgia average of $56,349, and was paid $16,713 against a state average of $12,110. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,682 was 49% below the state average of $20,900. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $6,125 was 53% below the state average of $12,974. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $56,132 was 31% below the state average of $81,545. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $5,292 was 65% below the state average of $14,925.
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.