Northside Hospital
1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342
Northside Hospital in Atlanta, GA has an average Medicare payment of $14,949 and a Value Score of C (60/100). Compare prices for 16 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
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About Northside Hospital
The CMS Hospital Compare program rates Northside Hospital at 3 stars, the median bucket on a 1-to-5 scale that aggregates dozens of safety, outcome, and experience measures. The CMS Hospital Compare measure bundle skews toward worse-than-benchmark performance, with the readmission and mortality measures driving most of the gap.
Cost-wise, Northside Hospital is mid-pack: $14,949 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. The combined value score — quality versus cost — works out to 60/100, an above-average showing.
Northside Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Northside Hospital lists 16 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Renal Failure with CC, Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent, Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $10,930 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $27,710 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $13,116 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $12,724 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $33,729 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $24,388 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $9,553 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $21,391 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $7,200 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $8,086 |
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $14,271 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,542 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,563 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $13,199 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $12,542 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $9,237 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Northside Hospital Compares
Northside Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $14,949, 0% below the Georgia state average of $15,003. That is 6% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (3% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of C (60/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Northside Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Northside Hospital has an average payment of $14,949 across 16 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Northside Hospital has a CMS star rating of 3 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Northside Hospital has a Value Score of C (60/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Northside Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD, NE, Atlanta, GA 30342. Phone: (404) 851-8000.
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