Short Term Acute Care HospitalVoluntary Non-Profit - Private

Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

Piedmont Healthcare · Cartersville, GA

960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cartersville, GA 30120(770) 387-8182

3 of 5

CMS star rating

141

Beds

8,296

Inpatient discharges a year

$229.2M

Net patient revenue a year

In-network payers

About this hospital

Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center is a 141-bed voluntary non-profit - private hospital in Cartersville, GA, affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. Below you'll find publicly disclosed negotiated rates and facility details, including 36 in-network payers and 526 disclosed rate categories.

Disproportionate share hospital

CCN: 110030
NPI: 1780638833
Website: piedmont.org
Health system: Piedmont Healthcare
Teaching: Teaching hospital
County: Bartow County
Metro area: Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction 5, WPS Government Health Administrators (05901)
In Medicare since: 1966
Last CMS survey: 2026

Prices for common services

The 24 services Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center most likely performs, ranked by likely volume and what it is paid. Each service names one insurer. * marks hidden insurer names; A, B and C rank the remaining rates from low to high and reset for each service.

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Childbirth · Inpatient

Vaginal delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 807

$9,981 - $10,230

from 4 insurers · median $10,099

Cigna$9,981

Insurer A*$9,983

Insurer B*$10,215

Insurer C*$10,230

CMS lists this service as CPT 59400, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 807, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports obstetrics / child birth services to CMS

Childbirth · Inpatient

Cesarean delivery, hospital stay

MS-DRG 788

$13,977 - $18,187

from 4 insurers · median $14,674

Cigna$15,342

Insurer A*$13,977

Insurer B*$14,007

Insurer C*$18,187

CMS lists this service as CPT 59510, the obstetrician's global fee. The hospital bills the delivery stay as MS-DRG 788, so these are facility case rates.

Hospital reports obstetrics / child birth services to CMS

Medicine & Surgery

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

CPT 47562

$7,330 - $14,890

from 3 insurers · median $9,481

Aetna$7,330

Insurer A*$9,481

Insurer B*$14,890

Medicare $5,812Nearby hospitals $15,02637% below nearby hospitals

56 Medicare claims in Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services (CMS 2024)

Digestive procedures

Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy

CPT 43239

$3,632 - $5,229

from 3 insurers · median $3,790

Blue Cross$3,790

Insurer A*$3,632

Insurer B*$5,229

Medicare $872Nearby hospitals $4,57817% below nearby hospitals

Common here, based on CMS Medicare volume

How the insurers pay at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

Median rate as a percent of Medicare across the outpatient services above, and how many services sit above or below the same insurer's median at nearby hospitals. * marks hidden insurer names. These table labels track the same insurers across services; the labels on each service card reset.

Insurer	Services	Median % of Medicare	Above nearby	Below nearby
Insurer A*	24	358%	11	8
Insurer B*	24	250%	7	13
Insurer C*	18	241%	6	8
Insurer D*	7	60%	2	1

How we chose these services: 6 appear in this hospital's own Medicare claims, 12 are common here based on CMS Medicare volume, and 6 are typical for the service lines it reports to CMS. Rates come from insurer and hospital price transparency files as of October 2026. Rates under a quarter of Medicare or over 20 times Medicare are left out as likely physician-fee rows or file errors. Book a demo to see all 300 CMS shoppable services for Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, or start a free trial.

Insurance Accepted

Acceptance varies by plan and service. Confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.

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More about this hospital

Quality
3 of 5 stars
- 169 min in the ER before going home (US median 148)
- Medicare readmissions penalty (-0.32%)
See quality ratings
Doctors and services
Accredited by DNV
- Teaching hospital
- 31 services, including trauma care
- 330 affiliated clinicians
See doctors and services
Finances
$229.2M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 12.4%
- $27.4M unreimbursed and uncompensated care
- $31.3M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Piedmont Cartersville Hospital, Inc.
- Private (not for profit)
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
58-2433438Cartersville Medical Center LLC	58Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Alliant Health Plans, Allied Benefit Systems and 53 more	1780638833 Cartersville Medical Center LLC

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

960 Joe Frank Harris Parkway, Cartersville, GA 30120

(770) 387-8182

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Quality ratings (CMS Care Compare)

How Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center compares with other US facilities on the measures CMS publishes, mostly from Medicare patients.

Overall star rating
3 of 5
Lower than 42% of US hospitals
Combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care
Death rates
Better on 1 of 7 measures
1 better, 6 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Deaths within 30 days, such as after a heart attack, pneumonia or stroke
Safety
Better on 1 of 6 measures
1 better, 5 no different, 0 worse than the US rate
Infections, surgical complications and other harm in the hospital
Readmissions
Worse on 1 of 7 measures
0 better, 6 no different, 1 worse than the US rate
Patients back in the hospital or ER soon after leaving
Patient survey rating
3 of 5
Lower than 40% of US hospitals
From the HCAHPS survey of recent inpatients
Would definitely recommend
65%
Lower than 73% of US hospitals
US median: 71%
Surveyed patients who would definitely recommend the hospital
Hospital-acquired condition penalty
Not penalized
Not among the worst-performing 25%
Medicare cuts payments 1% for the worst-performing 25% of hospitals on infections and injuries acquired in the hospital
Serious complications (PSI 90)
0.87
Lower than 81% of US hospitals
US median: 0.96
Risk-adjusted composite of complications such as bedsores, falls with hip fracture and blood clots after surgery; lower is better
Time in the ER before going home
169 min
Higher than 64% of US hospitals
US median: 148 min
Median minutes from arrival to leaving for ER patients who were sent home; lower is better
Sepsis care
47%
Lower than 85% of US hospitals
US median: 65%
Patients with severe sepsis or septic shock who got every step of the recommended early treatment; higher is better

Measure details and reporting periods

Measure	Result	Period
Overall star ratingCMS: Overall hospital quality star rating	3 of 5
Death rates	Better on 1 of 7 measures
Safety	Better on 1 of 6 measures
Readmissions	Worse on 1 of 7 measures
Patient survey ratingCMS: Summary star rating	3 of 5	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Would definitely recommendCMS: "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital	65%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Hospital-acquired condition penaltyCMS: HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	Not penalized	2026
Serious complications (PSI 90)CMS: Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)	0.87	2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Time in the ER before going homeCMS: Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better	169 min	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Sepsis careCMS: Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock	47%	2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, released 2026-08-13. US comparisons rank this facility among every facility CMS reports for each measure. See Medicare Care Compare.

Medicare quality penalties and bonuses

How Medicare adjusts Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center's inpatient payments for its readmissions, quality and cost results.

-0.32% on Medicare payments
Readmissions penalty
Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program adjustment for excess readmissions, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.
+0.47% on Medicare payments
Value-based purchasing
Hospital Value-Based Purchasing bonus or reduction for quality and cost, as estimated in the FY 2027 IPPS final rule.

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Every CMS quality measure

Each result CMS publishes for Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center, beside the US median and the average of GA hospitals. The rank says what share of US hospitals the result is better or worse than; counts and confidence limits are not ranked.

Deaths and complications19 measures

Risk-adjusted 30-day death rates and surgical complications; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patients2023-04-01 to 2025-03-31 · 29 cases	3.5	4.1	4.655		Better than 77% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality Rate2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 1,839 cases	3.7	3.9	4.079		Better than 62% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 84 cases	12.2	11.8	12.11		Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Death rate for CABG surgery patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		2.575
Death rate for COPD patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 93 cases	10.4	8.5	8.691		Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Death rate for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 196 cases	8.6	11	10.84		Better than 90% of US hospitals
Death rate for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 285 cases	9.8	15.2	15.21		Better than 99% of US hospitals
Death rate for stroke patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 151 cases	11.2	11.6	12.45		Better than 57% of US hospitals
Pressure ulcer rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 2,640 cases	0.55	0.51	0.6821	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 30 cases	167	173	176	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 62% of US hospitals
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,223 cases	0.25	0.2	0.2173	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 3,125 cases	0.24	0.27	0.2798	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 81% of US hospitals
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 405 cases	2.77	2.29	2.356	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 89% of US hospitals
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 71 cases	1.65	1.63	1.796	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Postoperative respiratory failure rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 82 cases	7.15	8.88	10.26	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 83% of US hospitals
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 415 cases	2.9	3.4	3.811	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 85% of US hospitals
Postoperative sepsis rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 64 cases	4.84	5.105	5.77	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 69% of US hospitals
Postoperative wound dehiscence rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 68 cases	1.73	1.72	1.743	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rate2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 451 cases	0.98	1.02	1.073	No Different Than the National Rate	Better than 64% of US hospitals

Readmissions and return visits14 measures

Unplanned returns to a hospital after a stay or an outpatient procedure; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Hospital return days for heart attack patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 73 cases	-3.5	4.2	5.306		Better than 63% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for heart failure patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 215 cases	11.8	1.25	12.52		Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Hospital return days for pneumonia patients2022-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 308 cases	-20.1	3.85	12.69		Better than 81% of US hospitals
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Readmission Measure (HWR)2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)2022-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 329 cases	13.1	12.9	12.97	No Different Than the National Rate	Worse than 56% of US hospitals
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		10.62	Number of Cases Too Small
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		5.229	Number of Cases Too Small
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 228 cases	0.9	1	0.9723	No Different than expected	Better than 68% of US hospitals
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 131 cases	15	14.4	14.35		Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission for CABG2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30	Not Available		11.83
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 229 cases	20.5	19.8	19.84		Worse than 76% of US hospitals
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 433 cases	21.9	21.3	21.19		Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacement2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 29 cases	6.4	5.8	5.927		Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate2023-07-01 to 2025-06-30 · 497 cases	17.1	17.2	17.41		Better than 54% of US hospitals

Infections36 measures

Standardized infection ratios (1 is the US baseline) and the counts behind them; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2721	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.014	1.504	1.762	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection: Number of Device Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	4,198	1,370	5,571	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.953	0.9835	5.825	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	3.568	No Different than National Benchmark
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.484	0.619	No Different than National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 21% of US hospitals
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.1792	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.465	1.392	1.515	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Number of Urinary Catheter Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2,867	1,799	4,621	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.045	1.377	6.01	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	2.317	No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.399	0.3748	No Different than National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 24% of US hospitals
SSI - Colon Surgery: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.703	0.2345	0.4352	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	7.518	2.135	2.519	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	44	61	136	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.086	1.591	3.769	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	3	1	3.756	No Different than National Benchmark
SSI - Colon Surgery2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.762	0.7155	0.9605	No Different than National Benchmark	Worse than 99% of US hospitals
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.4781
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		3.862
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Number of Procedures2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	21	38	143
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.2	0.328	1.256
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	1.77
SSI - Abdominal Hysterectomy2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		1.373
MRSA Bacteremia: Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.2796	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	1.391	1.855	1.919	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	41,758	14,451	48,840	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	2.153	0.567	3.385	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia: Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0	2.336	No Different than National Benchmark
MRSA Bacteremia2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.597	0.6352	No Different than National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 18% of US hospitals
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Lower Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		0.1286	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Upper Confidence Limit2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0.132	0.747	1.104	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Patient Days2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	39,983	13,646	44,552	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Predicted Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	22.65	5.683	23.39	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): Observed Cases2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	2	6.1	Better than the National Benchmark
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	0	0.279	0.2745	Better than the National Benchmark	The best result, shared by 19% of US hospitals

Patient survey (HCAHPS)68 measures

How recent inpatients answered each survey question, with CMS's star rating per topic.

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
Room was "always" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	65	73	72.27	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Room was "sometimes" or "never" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	14	8	9.85	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Room was "usually" clean2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	21	18	17.88
Cleanliness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	83	87	85.97	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Cleanliness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	3	4	3.301	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Nurses "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	78	80	78.79	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	91	91	90.82	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	4	4	4.903	Worse than 42% of US hospitals
Nurse communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	3	3	3.204	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	18	16	16.31
Doctors "always" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	74	79	79.46	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	88	91	90.77	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	7	5	5.717	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Doctor communication - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	2	3	3.075	Worse than 71% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" communicated well2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	19	16	14.82
Staff "always" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	59	61	60.14	Worse than 59% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	74	77	75.68	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	25	19	21.5	Worse than 84% of US hospitals
Communication about medicines - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	2	3	2.462	Worse than 53% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	16	19	18.36
Discharge information - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	82	86	84.09	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	18	13	14.95	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Discharge information - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	2	3	2.935	Worse than 82% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	82	87	85.05	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	17	14	17.13	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	83	86	82.87	Worse than 68% of US hospitals
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	69	74	74.33	Worse than 81% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	8	7	7.087	Worse than 63% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	23	19	18.58
Doctors "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	71	77	77.43	Worse than 86% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	8	6	6.146	Worse than 77% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	21	17	16.43
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	81	85	85.2	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Doctors "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	4	3	3.728	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Doctors "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	15	11	11.07
Patients who gave a rating of "6" or lower (low)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	8	8	8.69	Worse than 48% of US hospitals
Patients who gave a rating of "7" or "8" (medium)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	26	20	20
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	66	72	71.31	Worse than 72% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	86	88	87.94	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
Overall hospital rating - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	3	3	3.269	Worse than 45% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	72	74	73.43	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	13	9	10.45	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained new medications2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	15	16	16.13
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	74	75	74.03	Worse than 52% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	6	5	6.592	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" explained things so they could understand2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	20	20	19.38
Nurses "always" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	75	77	75.78	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	5	4	5.34	Worse than 55% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" listened carefully2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	20	19	18.88
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	86	86	84.54	Worse than 47% of US hospitals
Nurses "sometimes" or "never" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	2	3	3.437	Better than 50% of US hospitals
Nurses "usually" treated them with courtesy and respect2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	12	11	12.02
"Always" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	59	59	63.8	Worse than 49% of US hospitals
"Sometimes" or "never" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	8	9	8.469	Better than 53% of US hospitals
"Usually" quiet at night2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	33	31	27.73
Quietness - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	83	82	83.87	Better than 56% of US hospitals
Quietness - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	4	3	3.774	Better than 56% of US hospitals
"NO", patients would not recommend the hospital (they probably would not or definitely would not recommend it)2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	8	5	6.124	Worse than 76% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	65	71	70.88	Worse than 73% of US hospitals
Recommend hospital - linear mean score2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	85	87	87.15	Worse than 67% of US hospitals
"YES", patients would probably recommend the hospital2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	27	23	22.99
Recommend hospital - star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	3	4	3.602	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "always" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	45	47	46.49	Worse than 58% of US hospitals
Staff "sometimes" or "never" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	37	30	32.79	Worse than 83% of US hospitals
Staff "usually" explained possible side effects2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	18	22	20.73
Summary star rating2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	3	3	3.151	Worse than 40% of US hospitals
No, staff "did not" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	18	12	13.65	Worse than 90% of US hospitals
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 662 cases	82	88	86.35	Worse than 90% of US hospitals

Timely and effective care30 measures

How often the hospital gave recommended care, and how fast.

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
Emergency department volume2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	high
Global Malnutrition Composite Score2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Diagnosis Documented2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Malnutrition Risk Screening2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutrition Assessment2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Global Malnutrition Composite Score: Nutritional Care Plan2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available
Hospital Harm - Severe Hyperglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		6.667
Hospital Harm - Severe Hypoglycemia2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		1.71
Hospital Harm - Opioid Related Adverse Events2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 5,349 cases	0	0	0.08	The best result, shared by 84% of US hospitals
Healthcare workers given influenza vaccination2024-10-01 to 2025-03-31 · 1,286 cases	41	79	71.13	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Average (median) time all patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, including psychiatric/mental health patients and patients who were transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 425 cases	172	154	175	Worse than 62% of US hospitals
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit, excluding patients transferred to another facility or psychiatric care/mental health patients. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 413 cases	169	148	169	Worse than 64% of US hospitals
Average (median) time psychiatric/mental health patients spent in the emergency department before leaving from the visit. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		348
Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency department before being transferred to another facility. A lower number of minutes is better2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30	Not Available		334
Left before being seen2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 52,529 cases	1	1	1.759	Better than 42% of US hospitals
Head CT results2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 12 cases	75	74	71.14	Better than 51% of US hospitals
Endoscopy/polyp surveillance: appropriate follow-up interval for normal colonoscopy in average risk patients2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 87 cases	90	97	90.05	Worse than 78% of US hospitals
Improvement in Patient's Visual Function within 90 Days Following Cataract Surgery2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		100
ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		63.25
Safe Use of Opioids - Concurrent Prescribing2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 2,462 cases	19	15	16.89	Worse than 80% of US hospitals
Appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 113 cases	47	65	58.96	Worse than 85% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 31 cases	68	73	70.15	Worse than 61% of US hospitals
Septic Shock 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 17 cases	88	88	83.53	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 3-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 113 cases	66	82	77.15	Worse than 91% of US hospitals
Severe Sepsis 6-Hour Bundle2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30 · 50 cases	80	94	90.02	Worse than 92% of US hospitals
Discharged on Antithrombotic Therapy2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 160 cases	100	98	96.72	The best result, shared by 14% of US hospitals
Anticoagulation Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		69.4
Antithrombotic Therapy by End of Hospital Day 22024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		92.46
Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	Not Available		83.63
Intensive Care Unit Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · 1,226 cases	99	97	95.53	Better than 67% of US hospitals

Outpatient imaging2 measures

How often scans were ordered when they may not be needed; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Abdomen CT Use of Contrast Material2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	6.5	5	5.623		Worse than 66% of US hospitals
Breast Cancer Screening Recall Rates2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30	9.6	6.6	6.411		Worse than 79% of US hospitals

Medicare spending per patient1 measure

Medicare spending around an inpatient stay compared with the US (1 is the US median).

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	CMS comparison	US rank
Medicare hospital spending per patient (Medicare Spending per Beneficiary)2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.94	0.99	0.9648		Better than 73% of US hospitals

Value-based purchasing scores9 measures

The scores Medicare uses to raise or lower inpatient payments; higher is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
VBP clinical outcomes domain scoreFY 2026	47.5	20	20.96	Better than 89% of US hospitals
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain scoreFY 2026	11.88	5	5.347	Better than 89% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain scoreFY 2026	30	10	26.92	Better than 68% of US hospitals
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain scoreFY 2026	7.5	2.5	7.03	Better than 68% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement domain scoreFY 2026	34	34	36.51	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain scoreFY 2026	8.5	8.75	9.439	Worse than 50% of US hospitals
VBP safety domain scoreFY 2026	31.67	40	38.57	Worse than 65% of US hospitals
VBP safety weighted domain scoreFY 2026	7.917	10	9.691	Worse than 66% of US hospitals
VBP total performance scoreFY 2026	35.79	29.5	31.07	Better than 71% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
VBP clinical outcomes domain score	64	54	55	30	22	47.5
VBP clinical outcomes weighted domain score	16	13.5	13.75	7.5	5.5	11.88
VBP efficiency and cost reduction domain score	40	Not Available	30	20	20	30
VBP efficiency and cost reduction weighted domain score	10	Not Available	7.5	5	5	7.5
VBP person and community engagement domain score	34	Not Available	Not Available	6	5	34
VBP person and community engagement weighted domain score	8.5	Not Available	Not Available	1.5	1.25	8.5
VBP safety domain score	82	Not Available	Not Available	18	40	31.67
VBP safety weighted domain score	20.5	Not Available	Not Available	4.5	10	7.917
VBP total performance score	55	Not Available	Not Available	18.5	21.75	35.79

Readmissions Reduction Program6 measures

Excess readmission ratios by condition; above 1 means more readmissions than expected.

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
READM-30-AMI-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 74 cases	1.031	0.9995	1.003	Worse than 69% of US hospitals
READM-30-CABG-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.027
READM-30-COPD-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 96 cases	0.9443	0.9969	1.012	Better than 92% of US hospitals
READM-30-HF-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 249 cases	1.041	0.9983	1.011	Worse than 75% of US hospitals
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30	N/A		1.024
READM-30-PN-HRRP2021-07-01 to 2024-06-30 · 305 cases	0.999	0.9955	1.009	Worse than 52% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
READM-30-AMI-HRRP	1.02	1.04	1.1	1.068	1.044	1.031
READM-30-CABG-HRRP	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
READM-30-COPD-HRRP	0.975	0.949	0.9671	0.9369	0.9309	0.9443
READM-30-HF-HRRP	1.093	1.065	1.068	1.036	1.06	1.041
READM-30-HIP-KNEE-HRRP	1.303	1.175	0.9888	1.014	0.9288	N/A
READM-30-PN-HRRP	1.033	1.042	1.039	1.042	1.026	0.999

Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program8 measures

Infection ratios, the PSI 90 composite and the total score Medicare ranks hospitals on; lower is better.

Measure	This hospital	US median	GA average	US rank
CAUTI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.43	0.489	0.6612	Better than 56% of US hospitals
CDI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.066	0.346	0.3286	Better than 89% of US hospitals
CLABSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.418	0.559	0.6574	Better than 64% of US hospitals
HAC Reduction Program payment reductionFY 2026	No
MRSA standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.655	0.6405	0.8117	Worse than 51% of US hospitals
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90)2022-07-01 to 2024-06-30	0.8723	0.9628	1.068	Better than 81% of US hospitals
SSI standardized infection ratio2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31	0.536	0.7945	1.054	Better than 67% of US hospitals
Total HAC scoreFY 2026	-0.5605	-0.0453	0.04361	Better than 83% of US hospitals

By fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
HAC Reduction Program payment reduction	No	No	N/A	No	No	No
Total HAC score	-0.8136	-0.7375	0	-0.4652	-0.5753	-0.5605

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital files, latest release 2026-09-30, with program results for earlier fiscal years from CMS's archived snapshots. US medians and ranks count every hospital CMS reports; state averages are plain means of the state's reporting hospitals, not CMS's patient-weighted state rates.

Accreditation and services

DNV (since 2026)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (not for profit)
Ownership type
139
Medicare-certified beds
303
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
1966
In Medicare since

32 services at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

Emergency and trauma: Shock trauma servicesEmergency DepartmentEmergency Psychiatric Care
Intensive care: Surgical ICU (Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit)
Heart: Cardiac Catheterization Lab
Surgery: AnesthesiaInpatient SurgicalOR (Operating Room)Orthopedic SurgeryOutpatient SurgeryPostoperative Recovery Room
Imaging: CT ScanDiagnostic RadiologyMRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)Nuclear MedicinePET Scan (Positron Emissions Tomography Scan)Therapeutic Radiology
Transplant and dialysis: Acute Renal Dialysis
Women and children: Clinical LaboratoryObstetrics / Child BirthPediatric Care
Behavioral health: Psychiatric Care of Children and/or Adolescents
Rehabilitation and therapy: OT (Occupational Therapy)Outpatient RehabilitationPT (Physical Therapy)Respiratory CareSpeech Pathology
Other services: Dietary CareESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripter)OutpatientPharmacySocial Care

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025.

8,296
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 20%, Medicaid 4%
38,055
Inpatient days
74% of available bed days used
745
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 824484). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	8,419	2,294	27,342	38,055
Discharges	1,671	350	6,275	8,296
Average length of stay	5.0 days	6.6 days	4.4 days	4.6 days
Average daily census	23.1	6.3	74.9	104.3

14,163
Medicare Advantage days
2,738 discharges
2,308
Medicaid managed care days
728 discharges
4,108
Observation bed days

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	118	30,567	7,424	71%
Intensive care unit	21	5,832	995	76%
Other special care	2	165		23%
Nursery		1,491

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824484, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Medicare inpatient stays

What Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center treats Medicare patients for most often, in 2024. 1,109 Medicare discharges in 38 published DRGs; 7% surgical; 78% in DRGs with complications (CC or MCC).

Condition or procedure	Discharges	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	Estimated cost	DRG weight
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCCMS-DRG 871, medical	197	$97,996	$13,416	$15,581	1.98
Heart failure and shock with MCCMS-DRG 291, medical	78	$60,114	$8,671	$9,558	1.28
Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCCMS-DRG 193, medical	60	$70,370	$8,805	$11,189	1.33
Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCCMS-DRG 177, medical	55	$87,152	$11,075	$13,857	1.70
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with MCCMS-DRG 640, medical	46	$69,094	$8,975	$10,986	1.32
Kidney and urinary tract infections with MCCMS-DRG 689, medical	40	$61,012	$8,076	$9,701	1.17
Renal failure with MCCMS-DRG 682, medical	38	$71,671	$9,389	$11,396	1.50
Renal failure with CCMS-DRG 683, medical	37	$38,621	$6,164	$6,141	0.90
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with MCCMS-DRG 190, medical	33	$73,273	$6,910	$11,650	1.10
Kidney and urinary tract infections without MCCMS-DRG 690, medical	31	$49,053	$5,337	$7,799	0.81
Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours without MCCMS-DRG 872, medical	31	$57,280	$7,156	$9,108	1.03
Intracranial hemorrhage or cerebral infarction with MCCMS-DRG 064, medical	26	$109,278	$13,623	$17,375	2.00
Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without MCCMS-DRG 641, medical	26	$40,260	$5,700	$6,401	0.78
Circulatory disorders except AMI, with cardiac catheterization with MCCMS-DRG 286, medical	25	$150,802	$14,292	$23,977	2.16
Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with MCCMS-DRG 280, medical	24	$128,398	$12,016	$20,415	1.59
Pulmonary edema and respiratory failureMS-DRG 189, medical	23	$74,347	$8,558	$11,821	1.23
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage with CCMS-DRG 378, medical	22	$46,730	$6,411	$7,430	0.98
Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders with MCCMS-DRG 308, medical	21	$64,315	$8,484	$10,226	1.20
Syncope and collapseMS-DRG 312, medical	21	$51,286	$6,146	$8,155	0.86
Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with intraluminal device with MCC or 4+ arteries/MS-DRG 321, surgical	21	$173,439	$16,584	$27,577	2.87

See all 38 Medicare inpatient DRGs at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-04-10), traditional Medicare only; CMS omits DRGs with fewer than 11 discharges. Estimated cost is average charges times the hospital's Medicare cost-to-charge ratio from the IPPS Impact File. Weights are the MS-DRG relative weights for the same year.

Medicare outpatient services

The comprehensive outpatient service groups (APCs) Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center billed Medicare for most in 2024: 1,010 services in all.

Service group	Services	Patients	Average charges	Average Medicare payment	US average payment
Comprehensive Observation ServicesAPC 8011	160	146	$33,404	$1,897	$2,090
Level 1 Intraocular ProceduresAPC 5491	129	83	$32,098	$1,696	$1,752
Level 1 Endovascular ProceduresAPC 5191	108	105	$28,625	$2,091	$2,208
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5072	70	66	$19,914	$1,103	$1,220
Level 4 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5114	59	59	$83,274	$5,198	$5,339
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related ServicesAPC 5361	56	54	$54,009	$3,885	$4,358
Level 5 Musculoskeletal ProceduresAPC 5115	54	53	$138,776	$9,782	$10,772
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and DrainageAPC 5073	50	49	$32,745	$2,017	$2,141
Level 5 Urology and Related ServicesAPC 5375	39	33	$61,054	$3,581	$3,918
Level 3 Vascular ProceduresAPC 5183	33	33	$34,626	$2,121	$2,405

See all 21 Medicare outpatient services at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (2024 data, released 2026-06-24), comprehensive APCs for traditional Medicare; CMS omits services with fewer than 11 claims. The US average weights every hospital by its services.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 3,468 in 2020 to 4,290 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
30120	1,573	37%	7,374	$128.1M	68%	66%
30121	836	19%	3,864	$66.8M	68%	73%
30184	255	6%	1,167	$21.3M	63%	56%
30102	241	6%	1,325	$20.5M	15%	13%
30101	221	5%	1,056	$17.2M	9%	10%
30103	193	4%	956	$16.5M	20%	20%
30145	152	4%	655	$11.4M	34%	22%
30171	122	3%	480	$9M	58%	61%
30132	101	2%	481	$8.9M	5%	4%
30178	88	2%	447	$8M	34%	43%
30137	63	1%	323	$5.5M	78%	82%
30139	37	1%	175	$3.2M	13%	22%
30701	35	1%	171	$3.2M	2%	2%
30153	31	1%	128	$2.1M	2%	1%
30144	28	1%	125	$2.1M	2%	2%
30123	27	1%	106	$1.8M	100%	100%
30114	26	1%	122	$2.1M	1%	1%
30115	25	1%	113	$1.8M	1%
30152	24	1%	114	$2M	2%	2%
30165	22	1%	172	$1.9M	1%
30161	19	0%	75	$1.5M	1%
30540	19	0%	79	$2M	1%
30127	18	0%	76	$1.2M	1%
30157	18	0%	136	$2.1M	1%	1%
30183	16	0%	119	$2M	5%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 4,290 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2026). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

8
Operating rooms
2
Endoscopy rooms
2
Cardiac catheterization rooms
1
Off-site locations
1
Off-site emergency departments

303
Registered nurses
11
Licensed practical nurses
10
Pharmacists
24
Respiratory therapists
6
Physical therapists
5
Occupational therapists
2
Speech pathologists and audiologists
32
Radiology technicians
2
Nuclear medicine technicians
3
Laboratory technicians
8
Medical technologists
2
Dietitians
3
Social workers
331
Other personnel

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Doctors and clinicians

330 clinicians who bill Medicare list Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center as a hospital affiliation. Showing 24 of them. Book a demo to see the commercial rates insurers publish for them, or start a free trial.

Internal Medicine Physician 46
Family Medicine Physician 31
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 26
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 24
Emergency Medicine Physician 17
Nurse Practitioner 17
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 13
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 9
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician 9
Hematology & Oncology Physician 8

Richard Maguire, M.D
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
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Muhammad Ishaque, M.D.
Nephrology Physician
NPI 1255528949
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Rahul Garg, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI 1326109851
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Jeffrey Proctor, M.D.
Urology Physician
NPI 1902900459
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Neil Grey, MD
Nuclear Radiology Physician
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Javeria Bhawal, MD
Rheumatology Physician
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Carlos Calle-Muller
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician
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Afu Abdul, MD
Nephrology Physician
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Nazia Bandukwala, D.O.
Urology Physician
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Jayson Fields, MD
Family Medicine Physician
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Thammi Vegiraju, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
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Brion Lock, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician
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Digant Bhatt, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
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Christopher Sward, MD
Family Medicine Physician
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Christopher Knitig, DO
Family Medicine Physician
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Keith Harris, M.D.
Dermatology Physician
NPI 1922090224
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Melissa Seely-Morgan, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician
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Sudhir Belagaje, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
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Qiao Zhou, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
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Carl Bevill, MD
Family Medicine Physician
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Roger Hiser, MD
Internal Medicine Physician
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Rajat Ghaiy, M.D.
Neuro-ophthalmology Physician
NPI 1609052695
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Anil Yadav, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician
NPI 1245323468
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Atheeth Hiremath, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician
NPI 1992159859
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians facility affiliations, released 2026-10-15, with names and specialties from NPPES. Affiliation means the clinician bills Medicare for care at this hospital; it is not employment.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center reported to Medicare for Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$1.5B	674.6%
Inpatient	$643.2M	280.6%
Outpatient	$903.1M	394.0%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$1.3B	-574.6%
Net patient revenue	$229.2M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$200.8M	-87.6%
Operating income from patient care	$28.4M	12.4%
Other income	$2.8M	1.2%
Contributions and donations	$72,728	0.0%
Investment income	$808,944	0.4%
Other	$2M	0.9%
Net income	$31.3M	13.6%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$232.5M	15.0%
Medicaid (including managed care)	$121M	7.8%
Other payers and self-pay	$1.2B	77.1%
Total charges	$1.5B	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824484, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center's latest cost report.

12.4%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
13.5%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
18.7%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
46% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
$45.61
Average hourly wage
Adjusted salaries / paid hours (Worksheet S-3 Part II)
6.0%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
6.4%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
1.40
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1.20
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
3 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
52 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
54 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.45
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
2.6 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824484, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Jun 2025), across all fund types: $518.2M in total assets and a $486.7M fund balance.

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Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$1.4M	0.3%
Patient receivables, net	$32.9M	6.4%
Inventory	$4.6M	0.9%
Total current assets	$40.1M	7.7%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$112.3M	21.7%
Investments and other assets	$365.9M	70.6%
Total assets	$518.2M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$28.6M	5.5%
Total liabilities	$31.5M	6.1%
Fund balance (net assets)	$486.7M	93.9%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824484, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Charity care and uncompensated care

Care Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center provided without full payment, as reported on Worksheet S-10 of its cost report.

$24.2M
Cost of charity care
Care for patients approved for charity care and uninsured discounts, at cost
$25.5M
Bad debt
Patient bills written off as uncollectible, at charges
$2.8M
Medicaid shortfall
Cost of Medicaid patients (charges times the cost-to-charge ratio) minus Medicaid payments; negative means a surplus
$2,314
CHIP shortfall
Cost of stand-alone CHIP patients minus CHIP payments
$27.4M
Total unreimbursed and uncompensated care
13.7% of operating expenses
Medicaid, CHIP and indigent care shortfalls plus charity care and the cost of bad debt (Worksheet S-10 line 31)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824484, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

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Fiscal year ending	Sep 2019	Sep 2020	Sep 2021	Jun 2023	Jun 2024	Jun 2025
Net patient revenue	$151.5M	$148.8M	$167.1M	$170.1M	$203.9M	$229.2M
Operating expenses	$100.9M	$100M	$104.9M	$182.2M	$184.8M	$200.8M
Operating margin	33.4%	32.8%	37.2%	-7.1%	9.3%	12.4%
Net income	$51.2M	$48.7M	$353.3M	-$7.8M	$22.1M	$31.3M
Total assets	$72.3M	$75.9M	$75.9M	$536.5M	$504.4M	$518.2M
Discharges	7,974	7,670	7,422	7,296	8,105	8,296
Inpatient days	35,604	35,263	39,328	40,122	39,434	38,055
Medicare Advantage days	8,005	8,451	11,603	13,969	14,204	14,163
Beds	119	119	119	119	130	141
Employees (FTE)	578	574	574	563	662	745

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824484, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

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Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Medical supplies charged to patient		$20.4M	$48.8M	0.42
Emergency	$8.8M	$20.1M	$202.9M	0.10	27,291
Operating room	$4.5M	$14.2M	$164.4M	0.09	19,302
Drugs charged to patients		$13.3M	$80.1M	0.17
Laboratory	$2.8M	$11.7M	$153.1M	0.08	3,792
Radiology-diagnostic	$3.1M	$7.9M	$88.5M	0.09	7,583
Impl. dev. charged to patients		$7.7M	$63.1M	0.12
Delivery room & labor room	$2.3M	$5.9M	$22.9M	0.26	11,968
Observation beds (non-distinct part		$5.2M	$7.4M	0.71
Respiratory therapy	$2.6M	$4.4M	$32.7M	0.13	867
Cardiac catheterization	$1.4M	$3.1M	$52.6M	0.06	5,369
Ct scan	$976,345	$2.3M	$250M	0.01	1,094
Radiology-therapeutic	$1.2M	$2.2M	$42.7M	0.05
Physical therapy	$1.2M	$2M	$11.5M	0.17	256
Recovery room	$868,604	$1.9M	$31.5M	0.06	3,155
Clinic	$1.1M	$1.8M	$8M	0.22	217
Renal dialysis		$1.7M	$14.9M	0.11	774
Occupational therapy	$831,750	$1.3M	$9.3M	0.15	256
Intravenous therapy		$1.1M	$1.9M	0.58
Electrocardiology	$513,308	$1.1M	$36.4M	0.03	749
Mri	$411,298	$1.1M	$34.5M	0.03	1,838
Radioisotope	$242,340	$978,653	$17.9M	0.05	1,097
Blood storing processing & trans.		$888,644	$27.1M	0.03	239
Card rehab	$346,680	$567,135	$1.4M	0.40
Speech pathology	$247,807	$433,064	$2.2M	0.19	256
Electroencephalography	$148,748	$359,743	$1.2M	0.31	615
Anesthesiology	$294	$61,756	$31.4M	0.00	249

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$17.6M	$44.3M	$72.7M	0.61	65,769
Intensive care unit	$5.3M	$12M	$32.5M	0.37	14,777
Nursery		$1.7M	$2M	0.88	3,688
Neonatal intensive care unit	$483,207	$1M	$651,789	1.58	793

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Paid hours	Average hourly wage	Square feet
Administrative & general	$5.2M	$27M	87,054	$55.53	14,177
Employee benefits department	$525,793	$19.8M
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$8.4M
Operation of plant	$1.5M	$7.2M	49,931	$30.92	61,224
Housekeeping		$3.9M			2,196
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$3.8M			264,640
Pharmacy	$2.8M	$3.2M	49,545	$55.82	4,667
Nursing administration	$2.5M	$3M	66,898	$41.70	1,071
Dietary	$1.7M	$2.6M	70,945	$23.96	4,884
Medical records & library		$919,925
Central services & supply		$714,411			921
Laundry & linen service		$117,118

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 824484, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Medicare payment profile

The factors Medicare uses to set what it pays Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center for an inpatient stay.

1.63
Case mix index
Higher than 44% of hospitals paid under Medicare IPPS
Average Medicare DRG weight of its inpatient cases (FY 2027); higher means more complex, costlier care.
Teaching hospital
Teaching status
0.01 residents per bed
Medicare-funded interns and residents per bed (FY 2027).
18.1%
Low-income patient share
Disproportionate share percentage: Medicaid and SSI patient days CMS uses for safety-net payments (FY 2027).
1,711
Medicare inpatient stays
Medicare claims CMS based FY 2027 payment rates on.
Urban (metro area)
Location type
Geographic area CMS assigns before any wage index reclassification (FY 2027).

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IPPS fiscal year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Case mix index	1.64	1.64	1.72	1.67	1.57	1.61	1.63
Wage index	0.931	0.939	0.936	0.983	1.017	0.990	0.998
Readmissions adjustment	-1.51%	-2.13%	-1.43%	-0.58%	-0.59%	-0.56%	-0.32%
Value-based purchasing adjustment	+1.35%	+1.53%	+1.53%	-0.75%	-0.24%	-0.05%	+0.47%
Medicare inpatient stays	2,583	2,583	1,816	1,601	1,602	1,721	1,711

Source: CMS IPPS final rule Impact File (FY 2027).

Frequently asked questions

About Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center's rates and hospital price transparency.

How much does an MRI cost at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center?

For MRI lumbar spine without contrast (CPT 72148), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center range from $584 to $1,897 across 2 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $584. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $706. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a CT scan cost at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center?

For CT head or brain without contrast (CPT 70450), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center range from $262 to $1,498 across 2 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $262. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $382. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a colonoscopy cost at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center?

For Colonoscopy with polyp removal (CPT 45385), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center range from $3,632 to $5,229 across 3 insurers. Blue Cross Blue Shield's rate is $4,616. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $4,819. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does giving birth cost at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center?

For Vaginal delivery, hospital stay (MS-DRG 807), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center range from $9,981 to $10,230 across 4 insurers. Cigna's rate is $9,981. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does a mammogram cost at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center?

For Screening mammography, bilateral (CPT 77067), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center range from $227 to $276 across 3 insurers. UnitedHealthcare's rate is $227. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $119. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

How much does hip or knee replacement cost at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center?

For Major lower-extremity joint replacement without MCC (MS-DRG 470), published negotiated rates at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center range from $27,027 to $48,455 across 4 insurers. Aetna's rate is $27,027. The median at nearby comparable hospitals is $42,918. What a patient pays depends on their plan's deductible, coinsurance and network status.

What is Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center's CMS star rating?

Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center has a CMS overall hospital star rating of 3 out of 5 on Medicare Care Compare (CMS data released 2026-08-13). That is lower than 42% of US hospitals.

Is Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center a teaching hospital?

Yes. CMS counts 0.01 Medicare-funded residents per bed at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center for fiscal year 2027, so it is a teaching hospital.

Does Medicare penalize Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center for readmissions?

Yes. Under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, Medicare cuts Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center's base inpatient payments by an estimated 0.32% in fiscal year 2027 for more readmissions than expected.

What are the most common Medicare inpatient stays at Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center?

In 2024, the most common were septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc (197 discharges), heart failure and shock with mcc (78 discharges), simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc (60 discharges).

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