US Health Care Costs

Wellstar Paulding Medical Center

2518 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway, Hiram, GA 30141 · (470) 644-7000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherNo emergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$14what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$44.0Mnet income, all sources
1.9%margin on patient care alone
$22.1Mcost of charity care (7.9% of costs)
$29.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
112beds

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 871212$116,754$16,059
Heart failure, with major complications 291165$77,669$9,082
Pneumonia, with major complications 19386$87,637$10,213
Lung infection, with major complications 17771$87,219$12,267
Stomach and digestive disorders 39258$45,359$6,326
Kidney failure, with complications 68349$51,344$7,006
Sepsis 87248$74,020$7,994
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37846$57,503$6,758
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64044$80,321$10,914
Heart attack, with major complications 28042$100,291$10,748
Urinary tract infection 69042$39,987$7,358
COPD, with major complications 19041$84,065$7,776
Kidney failure, with major complications 68236$86,493$11,548
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68936$65,706$8,204
Heart catheterization 28734$63,795$8,168
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69833$77,184$11,978
Anemia and blood disorders 81232$68,491$11,662
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30931$44,860$5,909
Respiratory failure 18930$99,015$13,372
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64130$43,124$6,745
Heart stent 32227$112,171$14,409
Pneumonia, with complications 19424$49,270$6,420
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30823$78,570$8,404
Fainting 31223$53,502$6,046
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60322$46,104$6,598
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28621$98,425$15,077
Chest pain 31321$42,073$5,040
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37721$110,997$16,253
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 17519$76,985$11,880
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06517$54,081$8,325
Diabetes, with complications 63817$43,836$9,671
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85317$221,624$36,160
Bronchitis and Asthma with Cc/Mcc 20216$67,336$6,723
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39116$64,193$8,761
Stroke, with major complications 06414$91,220$13,023
Heart attack, with complications 28114$68,145$6,350
High blood pressure 30514$42,533$6,604
Diabetes, with major complications 63713$51,470$8,975
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69913$37,937$9,780
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Cc 09212$58,145$6,801
Bowel surgery, with complications 33012$94,053$16,200
Other digestive problems, with complications 39412$69,403$6,566
Irregular heartbeat 31011$35,555$6,483
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32111$146,124$26,183
Major Gastrointestinal Disorders and Peritoneal Infections with Cc 37211$59,546$10,210
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48111$110,573$14,403

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