Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside
Columbus, Georgia 31909
CCN: 110200 Acute Care Hospitals
5/5
CMS Star Rating
Excellent
38
DRG Categories
1,073
Total Discharges
$53,372
Avg Charges
$11,222
Avg Payment
$8,592
Avg Medicare
4.76x
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
Same as 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: Proprietary
Compared to Georgia Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 88 hospitals in Georgia
Average Charges
$53,372 -39%
State avg: $86,894
Average Payment
$11,222 -36%
State avg: $17,644
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.76x 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 | 208 | $60,925 | $13,173 | 4.63x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 93 | $35,913 | $7,459 | 4.81x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 42 | $46,173 | $10,256 | 4.5x |
| 193 | SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 41 | $37,508 | $8,258 | 4.54x |
| 683 | RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 40 | $26,155 | $5,260 | 4.97x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 39 | $54,172 | $10,963 | 4.94x |
| 689 | KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC | 32 | $27,179 | $6,687 | 4.06x |
| 378 | GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 30 | $29,644 | $5,852 | 5.07x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 30 | $25,030 | $5,104 | 4.9x |
| 455 | COMBINED ANTERIOR AND POSTERIOR SPINAL FUSION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 28 | $177,935 | $48,705 | 3.65x |
| 853 | INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 28 | $105,959 | $31,275 | 3.39x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 27 | $39,295 | $6,114 | 6.43x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 26 | $34,148 | $7,278 | 4.69x |
| 698 | OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 25 | $63,940 | $9,032 | 7.08x |
| 522 | HIP REPLACEMENT WITH PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS OF HIP FRACTURE WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $89,636 | $14,262 | 6.29x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 23 | $25,245 | $4,602 | 5.49x |
| 682 | RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 23 | $45,257 | $9,268 | 4.88x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 22 | $29,727 | $7,557 | 3.93x |
| 065 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 21 | $29,674 | $7,321 | 4.05x |
| 190 | CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 20 | $31,515 | $6,332 | 4.98x |
Showing top 20 of 38 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.