39/100
#1,625 nationally
Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
710 Center Street, Columbus, GA 31901 · (706) 571-1000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown billed $4.90 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
- 4.9x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 83
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in GA
- #33
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 42% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 30% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 44% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 39% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
429 | $65,056 | $16,228 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
155 | $12,348 | $1,300 | +23% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
147 | $14,293 | $1,547 | +22% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
115 | $18,661 | $2,250 | -4% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
114 | $17,164 | $2,619 | -10% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
109 | $17,034 | $2,704 | -33% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $22,146 | $2,365 | +25% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
60 | $85,504 | $18,613 | +12% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
59 | $42,739 | $11,242 | about average |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
58 | $175,860 | $37,897 | about average |
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 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$28,200 | $1,827 | +140% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$42,128 | $3,227 | +104% |
|
Coagulation Disorders
MS-DRG 813 · Inpatient stay |
$112,391 | $16,641 | +68% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$33,306 | $2,823 | +61% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$77,133 | $13,524 | +40% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$53,622 | $5,667 | +39% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,616 | $1,358 | +39% |
|
Level 5 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5465 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$156,610 | $22,900 | +39% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,860 | $1,613 | -47% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Major Complications
MS-DRG 082 · Inpatient stay |
$58,488 | $18,070 | -40% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,034 | $2,704 | -33% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96 Hours
MS-DRG 208 · Inpatient stay |
$77,410 | $20,924 | -32% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 252 · Inpatient stay |
$104,808 | $23,174 | -28% |
|
Gastrointestinal Obstruction with Major Complications
MS-DRG 388 · Inpatient stay |
$41,635 | $13,018 | -28% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 071 · Inpatient stay |
$32,230 | $9,361 | -27% |
|
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours
MS-DRG 207 · Inpatient stay |
$193,519 | $43,101 | -24% |
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.