Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown
PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL MIDTOWN in Columbus, GA charges 4.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 59 analyzed procedures, according to our analysis of this nonprofit hospital's pricing data.
Columbus, GA 31901 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 1/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.88x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
7.7x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
59
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $179,211 | $89,605 | — | 7.7x |
| MALIGNANCY OF HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM OR PANCREAS WITH MCC | 435 | $85,496 | $42,748 | — | 7.3x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 165 | $74,319 | $37,160 | — | 6.5x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $137,510 | $68,755 | — | 6.4x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $85,904 | $42,952 | — | 6.4x |
| HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 522 | $89,038 | $44,519 | — | 6.1x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $35,995 | $17,997 | — | 6.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $43,624 | $21,812 | — | 6x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 853 | $211,747 | $105,874 | — | 6x |
| DIABETES WITH MCC | 637 | $56,799 | $28,399 | — | 5.9x |
| DISORDERS OF LIVER EXCEPT MALIGNANCY, CIRRHOSIS OR ALCOHOLIC HEPATITIS WITH MCC | 441 | $81,079 | $40,539 | — | 5.8x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $53,316 | $26,658 | — | 5.8x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $29,632 | $14,816 | — | 5.7x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $78,424 | $39,212 | — | 5.6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $81,304 | $40,652 | — | 5.5x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $40,994 | $20,497 | — | 5.4x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $29,295 | $14,648 | — | 5.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $35,600 | $17,800 | — | 5.4x |
| SEIZURES WITH MCC | 100 | $71,996 | $35,998 | — | 5.3x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $56,204 | $28,102 | — | 5.2x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $35,815 | $17,907 | — | 5.1x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $29,542 | $14,771 | — | 5.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $56,690 | $28,345 | — | 5.1x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $258,422 | $129,211 | — | 5.1x |
| CRANIOTOMY WITH MAJOR DEVICE IMPLANT OR ACUTE COMPLEX CNS PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC O | 023 | $172,966 | $86,483 | — | 5.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $35,679 | $17,840 | — | 5x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $25,871 | $12,935 | — | 5x |
| BIOPSIES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE WITH CC | 478 | $77,443 | $38,721 | — | 4.9x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $95,319 | $47,660 | — | 4.9x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $54,105 | $27,053 | — | 4.9x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $28,577 | $14,288 | — | 4.8x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $59,818 | $29,909 | — | 4.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $59,111 | $29,555 | — | 4.7x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $52,906 | $26,453 | — | 4.7x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $57,988 | $28,994 | — | 4.7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $27,974 | $13,987 | — | 4.6x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $61,456 | $30,728 | — | 4.5x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $41,788 | $20,894 | — | 4.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $42,694 | $21,347 | — | 4.4x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $23,568 | $11,784 | — | 4.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $45,514 | $22,757 | — | 4.2x |
| CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 025 | $130,782 | $65,391 | — | 4.2x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $26,301 | $13,150 | — | 4.1x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 689 | $32,568 | $16,284 | — | 4.1x |
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $38,190 | $19,095 | — | 4.1x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $36,175 | $18,087 | — | 4.1x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $43,591 | $21,795 | — | 3.9x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $117,654 | $58,827 | — | 3.9x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $35,827 | $17,914 | — | 3.9x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $25,263 | $12,632 | — | 3.9x |
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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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