19/100
#2,179 nationally
Adventhealth Gordon
1035 Red Bud Road, Calhoun, GA 30701 · (706) 629-2895
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Adventhealth Gordon billed $7.40 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 7.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 45
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in GA
- #71
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 12% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 17% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 15% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
176 | $28,770 | $2,090 | +145% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
165 | $89,759 | $17,090 | +38% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
105 | $34,515 | $2,477 | +78% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
89 | $50,959 | $4,718 | +86% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
87 | $42,442 | $2,976 | +68% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
79 | $67,558 | $12,099 | +10% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
61 | $15,968 | $1,431 | +58% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
58 | $2,787 | $623 | -11% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $33,881 | $3,178 | +64% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
44 | $23,496 | $1,760 | +107% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Abdominal/peritoneal/biliary and Related Procedures
APC 5341 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$64,698 | $3,065 | +178% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$69,711 | $6,235 | +166% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,770 | $2,090 | +145% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,409 | $1,811 | +135% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$262,884 | $28,229 | +133% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$45,728 | $2,673 | +124% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$133,712 | $11,983 | +114% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,208 | $1,460 | +112% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$134,841 | $30,506 | -24% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$43,013 | $10,671 | -11% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,787 | $623 | -11% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Complications
MS-DRG 389 · Inpatient stay |
$31,666 | $7,008 | about average |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$33,406 | $8,719 | +4% |
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$67,558 | $12,099 | +10% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$50,757 | $8,156 | +11% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$44,845 | $8,845 | +14% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.