Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
Athens, Georgia 30606
CCN: 110074 Acute Care Hospitals
4/5
CMS Star Rating
Above Average
117
DRG Categories
4,375
Total Discharges
$75,537
Avg Charges
$16,006
Avg Payment
$13,005
Avg Medicare
4.72x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Same as Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Above Average Patient Experience
Reported Georgia Average Rating
2.65 / 5 This hospital is above 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: Voluntary non-profit - Other
Compared to Georgia Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 88 hospitals in Georgia
Average Charges
$75,537 -13%
State avg: $86,894
Average Payment
$16,006 -9%
State avg: $17,644
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.72x 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 635 | $66,932 | $16,278 | 4.11x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 345 | $44,586 | $11,155 | 4x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 145 | $35,435 | $9,668 | 3.67x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 105 | $163,610 | $36,729 | 4.45x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 103 | $37,641 | $9,126 | 4.12x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 92 | $41,501 | $10,946 | 3.79x |
| 481 | HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 84 | $94,141 | $17,309 | 5.44x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 82 | $49,534 | $14,654 | 3.38x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 77 | $55,586 | $11,673 | 4.76x |
| 690 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 77 | $27,438 | $7,611 | 3.61x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 73 | $53,603 | $11,754 | 4.56x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 70 | $50,203 | $10,089 | 4.98x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 68 | $37,957 | $9,638 | 3.94x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 65 | $30,991 | $8,007 | 3.87x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 65 | $35,204 | $8,857 | 3.97x |
| 309 | CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 64 | $32,202 | $7,084 | 4.55x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 59 | $32,199 | $7,277 | 4.42x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 58 | $39,148 | $10,251 | 3.82x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 56 | $50,309 | $13,683 | 3.68x |
| 312 | SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 55 | $34,010 | $7,988 | 4.26x |
Showing top 20 of 117 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.