US Health Care Costs

Piedmont Eastside Medical Center

1700 Medical Way, Snellville, GA 30078 · (770) 979-0200

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$40.0Mnet income, all sources
10.4%margin on patient care alone
$22.4Mcost of charity care (8.1% of costs)
$43.9Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
218beds

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 871225$98,657$15,598
Heart failure, with major complications 291107$62,494$10,981
Pneumonia, with major complications 19351$56,990$11,451
Heart attack, with major complications 28046$86,621$13,326
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69842$80,387$12,826
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64038$61,523$10,936
Sepsis 87238$56,914$9,043
Urinary tract infection 69035$41,664$7,599
Kidney failure, with major complications 68234$75,912$12,415
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68932$54,859$10,347
Stroke, with major complications 06431$90,558$16,337
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37830$48,855$8,932
COPD, with major complications 19029$63,283$9,828
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85328$254,528$40,799
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06527$62,296$10,740
Lung infection, with major complications 17726$90,423$14,153
Stomach and digestive disorders 39225$40,330$7,673
Kidney failure, with complications 68325$41,383$8,273
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06922$50,224$7,917
Anemia and blood disorders 81222$34,405$15,421
Back problems (no surgery) 55220$51,172$8,492
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64120$47,932$7,304
Respiratory failure 18919$71,442$10,455
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38918$32,537$7,313
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32117$174,148$24,657
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Mcc 07016$62,564$13,164
Seizures 10115$38,352$7,896
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30915$47,161$7,544
Fainting 31215$50,605$7,904
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39115$72,426$11,831
Heart catheterization 28714$61,302$10,049
Heart attack, with complications 28113$65,728$9,725
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37713$80,721$14,064
Dysequilibrium 14912$60,355$7,060
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28612$102,295$15,702
Hypertension with Mcc 30412$48,204$9,912
Other digestive problems, with complications 39412$48,610$9,459
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$100,560$20,620
Diabetes, with major complications 63712$55,932$10,888
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69912$48,455$8,895
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$37,105$7,283
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24311$135,293$21,378
High blood pressure 30511$42,162$7,727
Chest pain 31311$37,152$6,933
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$36,024$7,594

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