31/100
#1,855 nationally
Piedmont Fayette Hospital
1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214 · (770) 719-7000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Piedmont Fayette Hospital billed $6.11 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
- 6.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 112
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in GA
- #45
- 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 27% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 47% 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 |
659 | $85,533 | $15,761 | +31% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
337 | $23,592 | $2,504 | +21% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
290 | $58,272 | $10,640 | +34% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
260 | $107,587 | $12,075 | +72% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
228 | $14,007 | $1,482 | +39% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
198 | $49,927 | $5,226 | +42% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
170 | $44,022 | $8,573 | +12% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
164 | $27,210 | $3,002 | +8% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
133 | $39,335 | $4,716 | +43% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
118 | $15,602 | $1,754 | +33% |
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 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$23,551 | $1,753 | +108% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,487 | $2,738 | +101% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,210 | $2,800 | +73% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,298 | $1,890 | +73% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$107,587 | $12,075 | +72% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$66,348 | $5,951 | +68% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,646 | $3,400 | +62% |
|
Endocrine Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 644 · Inpatient stay |
$61,895 | $8,514 | +61% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 299 · Inpatient stay |
$45,920 | $12,935 | -32% |
|
Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability
MS-DRG 884 · Inpatient stay |
$36,778 | $11,513 | -26% |
|
Complications of Treatment with Complications
MS-DRG 920 · Inpatient stay |
$33,219 | $8,451 | -25% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$71,942 | $18,042 | -25% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
$32,559 | $9,371 | -24% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$61,787 | $16,483 | -23% |
|
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Major Complications
MS-DRG 242 · Inpatient stay |
$119,212 | $24,754 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5212 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,498 | $6,931 | -13% |
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.