US Health Care Costs

Piedmont Newton Hospital

5126 Hospital Drive NE, Covington, GA 30014 · (770) 786-7053

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$12what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$43.6Mnet income, all sources
19.1%margin on patient care alone
$15.1Mcost of charity care (9.6% of costs)
$20.4Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
100beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

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 871177$72,279$15,129
Heart failure, with major complications 29175$45,742$10,629
Sepsis 87242$43,708$9,746
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64027$58,150$13,315
Kidney failure, with complications 68327$27,577$7,905
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06524$47,876$8,544
Lung infection, with major complications 17724$51,500$13,016
Respiratory failure 18924$50,738$10,278
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37824$44,787$8,966
Pneumonia, with major complications 19323$52,492$10,637
Heart attack, with major complications 28021$65,516$12,214
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48120$125,565$16,166
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64119$38,933$7,230
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85318$151,907$39,458
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37717$69,219$13,989
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69816$54,632$12,876
COPD, with major complications 19015$41,312$9,423
Stomach and digestive disorders 39214$43,206$7,868
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17513$47,524$10,912
Hip or knee replacement 47012$135,915$15,001
Kidney failure, with major complications 68212$43,453$11,833
Anemia and blood disorders 81212$37,441$8,803
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07111$35,712$9,117
Pneumonia, with complications 19411$34,329$7,526
Fainting 31211$41,596$7,831
Urinary tract infection 69011$35,116$7,420

Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".