US Health Care Costs

Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside

100 Frist Court, Columbus, GA 31909 · (706) 494-2101

General hospitalProprietaryNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$31.9Mnet income, all sources
20.7%margin on patient care alone
$10.4Mcost of charity care (9.4% of costs)
$8.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
100beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871278$58,666$11,983
Sepsis 87273$32,338$6,616
Heart failure, with major complications 29157$36,983$7,724
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion Without Cc/Mcc 45548$209,636$28,627
Kidney failure, with complications 68347$25,736$5,437
Pneumonia, with major complications 19333$34,071$7,890
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69831$49,408$9,737
COPD, with major complications 19030$34,074$6,698
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64028$34,961$8,834
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68928$28,143$7,261
Urinary tract infection 69028$22,781$4,826
Heart attack, with major complications 28027$35,952$8,460
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38926$21,594$4,751
Kidney failure, with major complications 68226$28,254$9,687
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64124$25,399$4,785
Lung infection, with major complications 17723$41,225$10,530
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37822$35,135$6,884
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52221$87,711$17,389
Respiratory failure 18920$43,566$7,532
Stomach and digestive disorders 39218$24,611$4,804
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85318$101,509$31,199
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06917$30,222$5,802
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45417$292,751$38,647
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37716$48,723$9,402
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48115$74,914$12,218
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69914$28,312$5,698
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$50,516$10,760
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$21,292$4,524
Back problems (no surgery) 55213$19,797$5,495
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06512$30,478$5,917
Pneumonia, with complications 19412$23,547$5,857
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46712$87,345$19,840
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$84,506$14,475
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 33111$63,732$10,211
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46011$155,580$31,557
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$29,567$6,363

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