Georgia / Wellstar Douglas Medical Center
CMS certification 110184 · Douglasville, GA
Wellstar Douglas Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Wellstar Douglas Medical Center reported 810 Medicare inpatient stays across 30 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 6.58 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Georgia, number 9 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: 180 stays at an average charge of $130,195, 44% above the national average. It also billed 595 outpatient services, charging 11.22 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 810
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 6.58×
- 3Rank in GA (highest ratio = 1) 9 of 74
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 30 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Wellstar Douglas Medical Center charged more than the national average in 28 (93%). 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 | 180 | $130,195 | +44% | $18,886 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 70 | $78,836 | +40% | $12,541 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 58 | $118,496 | +56% | $16,372 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 34 | $109,790 | +56% | $16,246 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 30 | $308,028 | -5% | $43,109 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 28 | $65,067 | +27% | $10,454 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 27 | $86,046 | +43% | $12,382 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 25 | $60,780 | +24% | $15,724 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 24 | $102,411 | +55% | $18,341 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 24 | $49,713 | +31% | $9,657 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 22 | $96,251 | -4% | $20,297 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 21 | $98,782 | +72% | $13,573 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 20 | $131,504 | +54% | $15,671 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 20 | $159,279 | +117% | $18,787 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 19 | $62,281 | +28% | $11,379 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 19 | $93,996 | +41% | $13,371 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 18 | $90,676 | +52% | $13,057 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 16 | $73,139 | +12% | $13,617 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 16 | $44,597 | +10% | $11,472 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 16 | $266,355 | +16% | $40,520 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 15 | $67,905 | +11% | $12,109 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 13 | $117,418 | +53% | $18,452 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 13 | $37,685 | +1% | $8,585 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 12 | $66,092 | +31% | $9,150 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $76,456 | +20% | $10,474 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 12 | $83,268 | +47% | $10,567 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 12 | $43,410 | +20% | $8,136 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 12 | $61,680 | +39% | $9,344 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 11 | $59,221 | +30% | $9,121 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 11 | $54,198 | +30% | $8,657 |
Outpatient services
Against the Georgia average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Wellstar Douglas Medical Center charged $130,195 on average, 52% more than the Georgia average of $85,396, and was paid $18,886 against a state average of $17,147. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Wellstar Douglas Medical Center charged $78,836 on average, 49% more than the Georgia average of $52,781, and was paid $12,541 against a state average of $12,005. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Wellstar Douglas Medical Center charged $118,496 on average, 56% more than the Georgia average of $76,091, and was paid $16,372 against a state average of $13,912. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Wellstar Douglas Medical Center charged $109,790 on average, 66% more than the Georgia average of $66,006, and was paid $16,246 against a state average of $14,774. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $31,179 was 49% above the state average of $20,900. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $76,161 was 7% below the state average of $81,545. For Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5361), its average charge of $36,274 was 17% below the state average of $43,535. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $37,679 was 7% above the state average of $35,322.
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.