All published prices at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
160 procedures, each showing what the hospital billed, what that care was actually paid for, and how the charge compares with the national middle for the same coded work.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $34,108 | $9,196 | -23% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 085 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $69,457 | $15,340 | -29% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
19 | $59,993 | $5,241 | +75% |
|
Diabetes with Major Complications
MS-DRG 637 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $53,194 | $18,034 | -6% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture with Major Complications
MS-DRG 521 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $128,885 | $23,835 | +15% |
|
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $66,840 | $10,935 | +26% |
|
Stroke (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $32,100 | $6,823 | -10% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $50,689 | $17,241 | -37% |
|
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization with Major
MS-DRG 286 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $82,510 | $21,820 | -6% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-neoplasm with Complications
MS-DRG 660 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $55,896 | $11,759 | about average |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $74,102 | $18,424 | -7% |
|
Pneumothorax with Complications
MS-DRG 200 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $48,576 | $10,200 | about average |
|
Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic
MS-DRG 069 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $32,796 | $7,637 | -21% |
|
Pulmonary Embolism with Major Complications or Acute Cor Pulmonale
MS-DRG 175 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $55,878 | $12,305 | about average |
|
Hypertension with Major Complications
MS-DRG 304 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $49,556 | $10,456 | about average |
|
Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 314 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $50,293 | $17,629 | -36% |
|
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Major Complications
MS-DRG 242 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $161,018 | $30,354 | +16% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $57,529 | $11,495 | about average |
|
Diabetes (with complications)
MS-DRG 638 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $33,083 | $9,022 | -4% |
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Major
MS-DRG 981 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $269,453 | $51,695 | +47% |
|
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 036 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $89,404 | $15,099 | +27% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 082 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $96,424 | $20,376 | about average |
|
Back Problems (severe)
MS-DRG 551 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $65,628 | $13,509 | -6% |
|
Fracture, Sprain, Strain and Dislocation Except Femur, Hip, Pelvis and Thigh without
MS-DRG 563 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $39,544 | $8,233 | +8% |
|
Aortic and Heart Assist Procedures Except Pulsation Balloon without Major Complications
MS-DRG 269 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $205,737 | $45,110 | +24% |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $81,130 | $14,720 | +26% |
|
Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 273 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $226,252 | $34,692 | +22% |
|
Pulmonary Embolism without Major Complications
MS-DRG 176 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $29,872 | $8,867 | -15% |
|
Limb Reattachment, Hip and Femur Procedures for Multiple Significant Trauma
MS-DRG 956 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $211,508 | $38,787 | +18% |
|
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 371 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $71,135 | $14,736 | +4% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $69,567 | $13,606 | +4% |
|
Other Cardiothoracic Procedures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 229 · Inpatient stay |
14 | $235,978 | $28,902 | +56% |
|
Degenerative Nervous System Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 057 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $66,474 | $12,150 | +39% |
|
Seizures without Major Complications
MS-DRG 101 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $45,695 | $8,602 | +12% |
|
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Complications
MS-DRG 243 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $105,381 | $21,314 | +12% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures without Major
MS-DRG 267 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $288,294 | $37,864 | +52% |
|
Postoperative and Post-traumatic Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 862 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $77,435 | $16,409 | +4% |
|
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. with Complications
MS-DRG 418 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $83,681 | $14,197 | about average |
|
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 270 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $196,427 | $41,404 | -12% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 164 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $185,752 | $21,351 | +71% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 643 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $62,622 | $14,073 | -5% |
|
Postoperative or Post-traumatic Infections with Operating Room Procedures with Major
MS-DRG 856 · Inpatient stay |
13 | $231,004 | $36,510 | +22% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $26,280 | $3,211 | +20% |
|
Level 3 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5093 · Hospital outpatient visit |
13 | $123,030 | $8,526 | +83% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 091 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $46,196 | $14,615 | -35% |
|
Major Chest Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 163 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $181,494 | $35,476 | about average |
|
Heart Attack (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 282 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $43,953 | $7,151 | +14% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $36,024 | $9,860 | -16% |
|
COPD (with complications)
MS-DRG 191 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $27,377 | $9,083 | -18% |
|
Spinal Fusion Except Cervical without Major Complications
MS-DRG 460 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $185,794 | $33,333 | +28% |
|
Nervous System Neoplasms with Major Complications
MS-DRG 054 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $52,906 | $12,643 | -20% |
|
Major Chest Trauma with Complications
MS-DRG 184 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $53,892 | $9,826 | +10% |
|
Skin Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 602 · Inpatient stay |
12 | $44,978 | $13,729 | -12% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $54,847 | $4,432 | +58% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 252 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $121,913 | $27,004 | -16% |
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $41,686 | $14,875 | -17% |
|
Gastrointestinal Bleeding (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 379 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $27,998 | $6,492 | -10% |
|
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Complications
MS-DRG 442 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $39,368 | $8,886 | -7% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 299 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $63,603 | $13,576 | -6% |
|
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with
MS-DRG 617 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $66,209 | $17,089 | -10% |
These figures are averages across this hospital's Medicare patients in the most recent federal data year. They are not a quote and not your bill. For your own case, ask the hospital for a written good-faith estimate and check its published machine-readable price file.