Northside Hospital Cherokee
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL CHEROKEE in Canton, Georgia charges 7.7x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average across 99 analyzed procedures, according to our analysis of this nonprofit-private facility's pricing data.
Canton, GA 30115 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 4/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
7.71x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
12.05x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
99
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
2%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAJOR HEMATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL DIAGNOSES EXCEPT SICKLE CELL CRISIS AND COAGULATIO | 809 | $113,701 | $56,850 | — | 12.1x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $54,634 | $27,317 | — | 11.4x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $65,762 | $32,881 | — | 10.9x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH CC | 243 | $173,577 | $86,789 | — | 10.2x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $192,300 | $96,150 | — | 10.1x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $128,977 | $64,488 | — | 10x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $96,904 | $48,452 | — | 9.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $73,208 | $36,604 | — | 9.8x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $118,478 | $59,239 | — | 9.5x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $52,780 | $26,390 | — | 9.4x |
| PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 543 | $66,744 | $33,372 | — | 9.3x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $108,487 | $54,244 | — | 9.3x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH MCC | 444 | $108,042 | $54,021 | — | 9.2x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $225,897 | $112,948 | — | 9.2x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $52,167 | $26,083 | — | 9.1x |
| HYPERTENSION WITH MCC | 304 | $64,023 | $32,012 | — | 9.1x |
| OTHER VASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 252 | $215,448 | $107,724 | — | 9x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $61,716 | $30,858 | — | 8.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $67,400 | $33,700 | — | 8.9x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $34,780 | $17,390 | — | 8.8x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $54,330 | $27,165 | — | 8.7x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $43,436 | $21,718 | — | 8.7x |
| MAJOR GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS AND PERITONEAL INFECTIONS WITH CC | 372 | $66,468 | $33,234 | — | 8.6x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $214,304 | $107,152 | — | 8.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $45,707 | $22,854 | — | 8.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $96,889 | $48,444 | — | 8.5x |
| DEGENERATIVE NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 057 | $76,661 | $38,330 | — | 8.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $46,576 | $23,288 | — | 8.4x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $71,095 | $35,548 | — | 8.3x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $110,734 | $55,367 | — | 8.3x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $49,540 | $24,770 | — | 8.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $44,138 | $22,069 | — | 8.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $75,168 | $37,584 | — | 8.2x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $60,105 | $30,052 | — | 8.1x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $58,897 | $29,448 | — | 8x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $46,585 | $23,293 | — | 8x |
| BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC | 478 | $112,004 | $56,002 | — | 7.7x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $30,948 | $15,474 | — | 7.7x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $54,919 | $27,459 | — | 7.7x |
| OTHER CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 229 | $154,742 | $77,371 | — | 7.7x |
| CELLULITIS WITHOUT MCC | 603 | $46,020 | $23,010 | — | 7.6x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $79,079 | $39,539 | — | 7.6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $47,612 | $23,806 | — | 7.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $45,345 | $22,672 | — | 7.6x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $45,470 | $22,735 | — | 7.6x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $89,609 | $44,804 | — | 7.6x |
| KIDNEY AND URETER PROCEDURES FOR NON-NEOPLASM WITH CC | 660 | $70,946 | $35,473 | — | 7.6x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $110,142 | $55,071 | — | 7.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $71,142 | $35,571 | — | 7.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $80,764 | $40,382 | — | 7.5x |
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Data: Federal hospital pricing data, updated annually. All data publicly available under federal law.
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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