Georgia / Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
CMS certification 110091 · Conyers, GA · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital reported 1,129 Medicare inpatient stays across 36 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 4.92 times what it was paid — mid-range in Georgia, number 29 of 74 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.44×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 296 stays at an average charge of $83,713, 7% below the national average. It also billed 728 outpatient services, charging 13.12 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,129
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 4.92×
- 3Rank in GA (highest ratio = 1) 29 of 74
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 36 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Piedmont Rockdale Hospital charged more than the national average in 6 (17%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 296 | $83,713 | -7% | $16,792 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 119 | $52,767 | -6% | $11,460 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 63 | $43,123 | -12% | $9,264 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 43 | $72,076 | -5% | $14,258 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 37 | $48,375 | -20% | $11,810 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 36 | $209,276 | -9% | $41,856 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 32 | $53,197 | -11% | $11,918 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 28 | $48,944 | -12% | $10,645 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 26 | $33,552 | -9% | $7,958 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 26 | $58,881 | -20% | $13,600 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 24 | $40,402 | -20% | $8,054 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 23 | $37,498 | -7% | $7,592 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 22 | $30,517 | -24% | $7,794 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 21 | $39,366 | -22% | $8,438 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 20 | $63,335 | -37% | $15,058 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 20 | $67,719 | -4% | $12,857 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 20 | $43,736 | -4% | $8,436 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 20 | $38,093 | -6% | $8,393 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 19 | $59,160 | +22% | $9,004 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 18 | $75,111 | -12% | $14,491 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 17 | $32,001 | -20% | $7,672 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 17 | $30,461 | -31% | $8,478 |
| 439 Disorders of Pancreas except Malignancy with CC | 16 | $44,290 | +1% | $8,092 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 16 | $46,494 | -29% | $11,509 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 16 | $356,483 | +10% | $53,407 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 15 | $45,659 | -19% | $11,025 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 13 | $48,737 | -4% | $9,907 |
| 304 Hypertension with MCC | 13 | $60,661 | +6% | $10,258 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 13 | $61,894 | -7% | $13,430 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 12 | $63,690 | +11% | $10,847 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 12 | $39,945 | +11% | $7,666 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 12 | $44,010 | -35% | $12,029 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 11 | $157,127 | -4% | $22,621 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 11 | $32,165 | -14% | $8,827 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 11 | $24,722 | -41% | $9,594 |
| 699 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC | 11 | $33,551 | -29% | $9,053 |
Outpatient services
Against the Georgia average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Piedmont Rockdale Hospital charged $83,713 on average, 2% less than the Georgia average of $85,396, and was paid $16,792 against a state average of $17,147. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Piedmont Rockdale Hospital charged $52,767 on average, 0% less than the Georgia average of $52,781, and was paid $11,460 against a state average of $12,005. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC (DRG 872), Piedmont Rockdale Hospital charged $43,123 on average, 1% less than the Georgia average of $43,563, and was paid $9,264 against a state average of $9,785. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Piedmont Rockdale Hospital charged $72,076 on average, 5% less than the Georgia average of $76,091, and was paid $14,258 against a state average of $13,912. For Level 1 Intraocular Procedures (outpatient APC 5491), its average charge of $31,101 was 72% above the state average of $18,060. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $23,314 was 12% above the state average of $20,900. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $17,386 was 16% above the state average of $14,925. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $27,890 was 4% above the state average of $26,927.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Piedmont Rockdale Hospital in Conyers, GA, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-08-19 (CMS case 6322)
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.