Piedmont Augusta Hospital
Augusta, Georgia 30901
CCN: 110028 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
2/5
CMS Star Rating
Below Average
109
DRG Categories
4,067
Total Discharges
$57,574
Avg Charges
$15,153
Avg Payment
$12,735
Avg Medicare
3.8x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Same as Average Patient Experience
Reported Georgia Average Rating
2.65 / 5 This hospital is below average
4 five-star hospitals of rated in Georgia
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Government - Hospital District or Authority
Compared to Georgia Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 88 hospitals in Georgia
Average Charges
$57,574 -34%
State avg: $86,894
Average Payment
$15,153 -14%
State avg: $17,644
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
3.8x Below avg
State avg: 4.94x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 360 | $32,730 | $9,096 | 3.6x |
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 306 | $58,173 | $14,268 | 4.08x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 105 | $40,170 | $9,590 | 4.19x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 105 | $28,404 | $7,240 | 3.92x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 93 | $106,679 | $21,944 | 4.86x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 88 | $20,393 | $5,695 | 3.58x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 85 | $33,498 | $8,995 | 3.72x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 81 | $47,803 | $13,752 | 3.48x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 78 | $25,234 | $6,168 | 4.09x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 75 | $25,794 | $5,886 | 4.38x |
| 308 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 72 | $29,921 | $8,347 | 3.58x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 70 | $41,782 | $10,271 | 4.07x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 69 | $25,732 | $6,781 | 3.79x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 65 | $32,599 | $7,243 | 4.5x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 65 | $37,223 | $7,494 | 4.97x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 61 | $106,953 | $34,769 | 3.08x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 61 | $54,181 | $14,600 | 3.71x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 60 | $31,130 | $8,106 | 3.84x |
| 247 | PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 58 | $66,843 | $14,680 | 4.55x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 58 | $26,606 | $6,510 | 4.09x |
Showing top 20 of 109 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.