Data & Reports

About APCD Data

The APCD primarily contains medical, dental, and pharmacy insurance claims. Insurance claims refers to information related to healthcare services provided to patients and the associated costs that are submitted to health insurance providers for reimbursement. Common data elements found in claims data include information about visits, procedures, diagnoses, medication dispensing, costs of care, and demographics.

What data are in the Georgia APCD?

For the latest data, see the Georgia APCD Snapshot.

The following facts are based on Georgia APCD data as of January 2026, from the years 2018-2025. 

Quick Facts 

The Georgia APCD has data related to: 

  • 2.29+ billion claims (including years 2018-2025) 
  • 14.8+ million patients (2018-2025) (52.8% Female, and 46.7% Male) 
  • 42 submitters (93% are private payers) 
  • 62% of GA residents who had medical insurance in 2023 
  • 78% of GA residents who had pharmacy insurance in 2023 
  • 51% of GA residents who had dental insurance in 2023 

Patients by Age Group 

The breakdown by age group of patients in the APCD is as follows: 

  • 4,447,229 patients aged 0-17 years 
  • 4,548,672 patients aged 18-34 years 
  • 3,345,093 patients aged 35-49 years 
  • 3,192,351 patients aged 50-64 years 
  • 1,987,631 patients aged 65-74 years 
  • 1,206,649 patients aged 75+ years 

Rural or Urban? 

To classify each county in Georgia by how rural or urban they are, we used the 2023 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Urban-Rural Classification (https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data_access/urban_rural.htm).  Each county is classified into one of six categories with 1 being the most urban and 6 being the most rural. 

  • 9.2% of patients in the APCD live in a county classified as level 1, large central metro (the most urban). 
  • 47.4% of patients in the APCD live in a county classified as level 2, large fringe metro. 
  • 10.3% of patients in the APCD live in a county classified as level 3, medium metro. 
  • 14.7% of patients in the APCD live in a county classified as level 4, small metro. 
  • 10.6% of patients in the APCD live in a county classified as level 5, micropolitan. 
  • 7.8% of patients in the APCD live in a county classified as level 6, noncore (the most rural). 

Georgia APCD Overall Metrics

As of January 2026, the Georgia APCD contains: 

  • 2.29 billion procedures, spanning 47,023 different procedure types
  • 2.25 billion diagnoses, spanning 12,868 different conditions
  • 1.16 billion prescriptions, spanning 14,792 different medications; 
  • 764 million visits (Outpatient 84%, Emergency 7%, Inpatient 9%). 

APCD data includes over 76,000 low-back MRIs done in 2024, with prices varying from $242 to $1,423. The cost of a hip replacement in Georgia ranges from $11,481 to $22,963.

These facts are based on Georgia APCD data as of January 2026, from the years 2018-2025. 

How do you decide what type of data you need?

A significant amount of data are made publicly available by the Georgia APCD that should address the information needs of many Georgians, including on topics of healthcare cost, quality, and population health (refer to Public Data).  For organizations that are familiar with analysis of medical claims and have the necessary security and methodological expertise, Non-Public "claims-level" data can address questions not covered by public data releases. For other organizations looking to use the APCD, custom reports are a great option.

How can information from the APCD be accessed?

Public data including Dashboards, Public Reports, and Public Use Files (PUFs) are available on the Public Data page. For those interested in other data, refer to Custom Reports and Non-Public Data.