US Health Care Costs

Piedmont Walton Hospital

2151 W Spring Street, Monroe, GA 30655 · (770) 267-8461

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$12what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$46.2Mnet income, all sources
29.6%margin on patient care alone
$10.3Mcost of charity care (10.3% of costs)
$16.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
76beds

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 871172$74,470$14,038
Heart failure, with major complications 291104$53,674$10,242
Respiratory failure 18948$55,173$9,852
Pneumonia, with major complications 19343$59,007$10,724
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06527$47,826$8,558
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48125$110,790$15,443
Sepsis 87225$44,732$8,455
Stomach and digestive disorders 39224$38,491$7,627
Lung infection, with major complications 17723$69,526$11,640
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64123$32,945$6,705
Stroke, with major complications 06421$59,714$15,927
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30817$48,612$10,474
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68917$47,387$9,317
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64016$57,423$12,739
Chest pain 31315$35,885$6,365
Urinary tract infection 69015$31,771$6,868
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07114$45,299$8,477
Pneumonia, with complications 19414$31,732$6,944
COPD, with major complications 19012$73,575$8,990
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37812$38,597$8,962
Kidney failure, with complications 68312$40,258$8,370
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52211$121,436$15,854
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