32/100
#1,824 nationally
Piedmont Hospital, Inc
1968 Peachtree Rd Nw, Atlanta, GA 30309 · (404) 605-5000
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Piedmont Hospital, Inc billed $5.41 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
- 5.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 206
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in GA
- #42
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 34% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 30% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 41% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
499 | $22,046 | $2,454 | +13% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
432 | $30,051 | $2,979 | +19% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
419 | $93,221 | $11,513 | +49% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
369 | $137,291 | $21,328 | +4% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
362 | $96,100 | $25,422 | +47% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
341 | $15,570 | $1,463 | +54% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
255 | $59,152 | $17,888 | +36% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
220 | $92,329 | $10,133 | +36% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
214 | $36,732 | $4,703 | +34% |
|
Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 266 · Inpatient stay |
211 | $317,527 | $53,124 | +32% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Extensive Operating Room Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Major
MS-DRG 981 · Inpatient stay |
$425,884 | $61,472 | +132% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 854 · Inpatient stay |
$177,787 | $43,460 | +114% |
|
Multiple Level Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Except Cervical with
MS-DRG 427 · Inpatient stay |
$644,546 | $95,300 | +109% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,324 | $2,864 | +100% |
|
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 454 · Inpatient stay |
$435,643 | $65,100 | +96% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,959 | $2,212 | +91% |
|
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 070 · Inpatient stay |
$121,747 | $20,942 | +84% |
|
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5155 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$70,032 | $5,081 | +82% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Cardiac Congenital and Valvular Disorders with Major Complications
MS-DRG 306 · Inpatient stay |
$52,118 | $18,474 | -40% |
|
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Neoplasm with Major Complications
MS-DRG 656 · Inpatient stay |
$108,222 | $27,727 | -39% |
|
Level 4 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5224 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$68,911 | $18,042 | -28% |
|
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Major Complications
MS-DRG 444 · Inpatient stay |
$53,100 | $20,733 | -26% |
|
Cardiac Congenital and Valvular Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 307 · Inpatient stay |
$60,577 | $10,436 | -26% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 310 · Inpatient stay |
$19,500 | $7,369 | -23% |
|
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Major Complications
MS-DRG 371 · Inpatient stay |
$55,361 | $21,833 | -19% |
|
Postoperative or Post-traumatic Infections with Operating Room Procedures with Major
MS-DRG 856 · Inpatient stay |
$157,875 | $50,521 | -17% |
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.