Georgia / Colquitt Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 110105 · Moultrie, GA · 7 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Colquitt Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Colquitt Regional Medical Center reported 620 Medicare inpatient stays across 23 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.76 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Georgia, number 68 of 74 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.44×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 100 stays at an average charge of $27,047, 52% below the national average. It also billed 736 outpatient services, charging 4.76 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 620
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.76×
- 3Rank in GA (highest ratio = 1) 68 of 74
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 7
Inpatient stays
For the 23 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Colquitt Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 100 | $27,047 | -52% | $10,917 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 94 | $45,241 | -50% | $15,911 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 51 | $20,465 | -45% | $7,305 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 33 | $20,595 | -46% | $7,388 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 28 | $22,069 | -57% | $9,114 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 28 | $30,073 | -39% | $9,247 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 24 | $20,306 | -49% | $7,247 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 23 | $19,915 | -51% | $8,925 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 22 | $35,639 | -50% | $13,749 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 21 | $33,451 | -44% | $11,295 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 20 | $27,612 | -45% | $9,786 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 20 | $27,520 | -43% | $8,881 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 20 | $27,471 | -54% | $10,993 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 19 | $30,335 | -46% | $8,980 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 19 | $20,779 | -42% | $7,097 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 15 | $31,327 | -57% | $13,281 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 13 | $27,635 | -45% | $7,500 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 13 | $18,138 | -53% | $7,417 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 12 | $27,776 | -39% | $9,109 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 12 | $18,848 | -58% | $8,273 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $45,363 | -60% | $17,323 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 11 | $21,604 | -53% | $7,945 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 11 | $57,436 | -38% | $14,998 |
Outpatient services
Against the Georgia average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Colquitt Regional Medical Center charged $27,047 on average, 49% less than the Georgia average of $52,781, and was paid $10,917 against a state average of $12,005. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Colquitt Regional Medical Center charged $45,241 on average, 47% less than the Georgia average of $85,396, and was paid $15,911 against a state average of $17,147. For Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC (DRG 641), Colquitt Regional Medical Center charged $20,465 on average, 40% less than the Georgia average of $34,066, and was paid $7,305 against a state average of $7,979. For Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC (DRG 690), Colquitt Regional Medical Center charged $20,595 on average, 37% less than the Georgia average of $32,908, and was paid $7,388 against a state average of $8,115. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $14,342 was 31% below the state average of $20,900. For Level 6 Gynecologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5416), its average charge of $30,129 was 42% below the state average of $52,333. For Level 1 Nerve Procedures (outpatient APC 5431), its average charge of $6,428 was 61% below the state average of $16,665. For Level 5 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5375), its average charge of $15,888 was 55% below the state average of $35,322.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Colquitt Regional Medical Center in Moultrie, GA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-08-22 (CMS case 2502)
- CAP Request — 2024-11-25 (CMS case 2502)
- Closure Notice — 2024-12-27 (CMS case 2502)
- Warning Notice — 2026-01-08 (CMS case 6776)
- CAP Request — 2026-04-10 (CMS case 6776)
- CAP Request — 2026-05-06 (CMS case 6776)
- Closure Notice — 2026-05-12 (CMS case 6776)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.