Hamilton Medical Center
HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER in Dalton, GA charges 6.3x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 54 analyzed procedures, based on data from this nonprofit-private hospital.
Dalton, GA 30720 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
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Priya Iyengar leads the billing code review team at BillRazor Research. She analyzes NCCI bundling edits, DRG coding, and regional rate variation. Expertise: NCCI bundling, DRG analysis, regional pricing.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.31x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
9.97x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
54
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $127,726 | $63,863 | — | 10x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $206,419 | $103,209 | — | 9x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $61,272 | $30,636 | — | 8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $71,734 | $35,867 | — | 7.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $82,724 | $41,362 | — | 7.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $97,964 | $48,982 | — | 7.4x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $109,340 | $54,670 | — | 7.3x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $57,115 | $28,557 | — | 7.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $52,504 | $26,252 | — | 7.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $29,814 | $14,907 | — | 7.1x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $55,771 | $27,886 | — | 7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $43,652 | $21,826 | — | 7x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $56,400 | $28,200 | — | 6.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $45,633 | $22,817 | — | 6.9x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $61,154 | $30,577 | — | 6.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $37,607 | $18,803 | — | 6.7x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $49,880 | $24,940 | — | 6.7x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $42,503 | $21,251 | — | 6.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $46,265 | $23,133 | — | 6.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $93,045 | $46,523 | — | 6.6x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $38,801 | $19,401 | — | 6.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $37,139 | $18,570 | — | 6.4x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $42,290 | $21,145 | — | 6.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $44,984 | $22,492 | — | 6.3x |
| LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITH CC | 418 | $70,996 | $35,498 | — | 6.2x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $59,546 | $29,773 | — | 6.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $36,978 | $18,489 | — | 6.2x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $36,998 | $18,499 | — | 6.1x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $39,264 | $19,632 | — | 6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $84,695 | $42,347 | — | 6x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITH MCC | 521 | $126,406 | $63,203 | — | 6x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $70,748 | $35,374 | — | 5.9x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $73,942 | $36,971 | — | 5.9x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $83,490 | $41,745 | — | 5.9x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $56,103 | $28,051 | — | 5.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $179,103 | $89,552 | — | 5.8x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH CC | 178 | $46,616 | $23,308 | — | 5.8x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $71,501 | $35,750 | — | 5.8x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $77,686 | $38,843 | — | 5.7x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $30,009 | $15,004 | — | 5.6x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $80,092 | $40,046 | — | 5.6x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $63,437 | $31,719 | — | 5.5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $48,379 | $24,189 | — | 5.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $47,502 | $23,751 | — | 5.3x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $36,056 | $18,028 | — | 5.3x |
| ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 267 | $195,132 | $97,566 | — | 5.3x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $65,714 | $32,857 | — | 5.3x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $34,920 | $17,460 | — | 5.2x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $34,629 | $17,314 | — | 5.2x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $56,548 | $28,274 | — | 5.2x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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