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Northside Hospital

1000 JOHNSON FERRY ROAD, NE, ATLANTA, GA, 30342 · (404) 851-8000 · Website
Acute Care HospitalsVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency services★ 3/5 CMS overall ratingData current as of 2026-02-14

What this hospital charges

Every figure below is from this hospital's own published price file, compared against hospitals within 50 miles. Nothing here is a bill or a quote.

6 of 31 Typical rank on inpatient stays
31 of 37 Typical rank on outpatient services
16 Services with a published price
This hospital Local median Range across nearby hospitals

Inpatient stays negotiated rate, median across all plans · the bundled hospital charge for a whole admission

Knee or hip replacement 32 hospitals nearby 1.4x Medicare
$15,030 $58,138
$18,572 6th cheapest of 32 · 2 tied
Vaginal childbirth 26 hospitals nearby 1.4x Medicare
$4,489 $19,647
$6,120 6th cheapest of 26 · 2 tied
C-section delivery 27 hospitals nearby 1.4x Medicare
$6,384 $27,905
$8,688 6th cheapest of 27 · 2 tied
Spinal fusion 32 hospitals nearby 1.4x Medicare
$17,067 $72,990
$22,736 6th cheapest of 32 · 2 tied
Pneumonia 31 hospitals nearby 1.4x Medicare
$6,279 $25,284
$7,673 4th cheapest of 31 · 4 tied
Stomach or digestive illness 30 hospitals nearby 1.4x Medicare
$6,074 $24,060
$7,302 4th cheapest of 30 · 4 tied
Kidney or urinary infection 30 hospitals nearby 1.4x Medicare
$6,307 $24,747
$7,510 4th cheapest of 30 · 4 tied
Chest pain 31 hospitals nearby 1.4x Medicare
$5,610 $21,994
$6,676 4th cheapest of 31 · 4 tied

Outpatient services cash price · what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service

MRI of the brain 37 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$238 $5,561
$4,665 32th cheapest of 37 · 4 tied
MRI of the lower back 37 hospitals nearby + about $68 doctor's fee
$238 $4,804
$4,665 32th cheapest of 37 · 4 tied
CT scan of the head 36 hospitals nearby + about $39 doctor's fee
$746 $4,026
$2,992 31th cheapest of 36 · 4 tied
Abdominal ultrasound 37 hospitals nearby + about $38 doctor's fee
$104 $2,352
$1,305 24th cheapest of 37 · 4 tied
Screening mammogram 35 hospitals nearby + about $35 doctor's fee
$92 $749
$748 30th cheapest of 35 · 4 tied
Cholesterol panel 37 hospitals nearby
$13 $457
$282 30th cheapest of 37 · 4 tied
A1c diabetes test 37 hospitals nearby
$9.00 $330
$258 31th cheapest of 37 · 4 tied
CBC blood test 37 hospitals nearby
$7.00 $345
$231 30th cheapest of 37 · 4 tied

There is no combined total here, on purpose. Inpatient rows are negotiated rates — what an insurer pays for a whole admission. Outpatient rows are cash prices — what a self-pay patient is quoted for one service. They are different kinds of number and adding them would produce a figure that is true of nobody. Both exclude physician fees: the surgeon, anesthesiologist and radiologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file. Inpatient figures use only rates published as a case rate or fee schedule, which cover the whole stay — per-diem rates price a single day and are excluded. What you personally owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance, and on any financial assistance you qualify for.

Quality & outcomes

Mortality & complications

Overall hospital mortality rate
3.5%
No Different Than the National Rate
Patient safety & adverse events (composite)
1.07 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different Than the National Value
Heart attack mortality rate
12.6%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure mortality rate
9.4%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia mortality rate
15.0%
No Different Than the National Rate
Stroke mortality rate
12.0%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement complication rate
3.5%
No Different Than the National Rate

Readmissions

Overall hospital readmission rate
15.1%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart attack readmission rate
14.2%
No Different Than the National Rate
Heart failure readmission rate
19.3%
No Different Than the National Rate
Pneumonia readmission rate
17.3%
No Different Than the National Rate
Hip/knee replacement readmission rate
4.8%
No Different Than the National Rate

Infections

Central line bloodstream infections
1.20 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
Catheter-associated urinary tract infections
0.81 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (colon surgery)
1.70 (national avg = 1.00)
Worse than the National Benchmark
Surgical site infections (hysterectomy)
1.78 (national avg = 1.00)
Worse than the National Benchmark
MRSA bloodstream infections
0.51 (national avg = 1.00)
No Different than National Benchmark
C. diff infections
0.22 (national avg = 1.00)
Better than the National Benchmark

Emergency department

Average time spent in the ER
236 min
Patients who left before being seen
1.0%

Patient experience

Patient experience (summary star rating)
★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Overall hospital rating (patients)
★★★★☆ (4/5)
Would recommend this hospital
★★★★☆ (4/5)
Patients who would definitely recommend
75.0%

Financial assistance

Likely required to offer financial assistance

This is a nonprofit hospital. Under IRC Section 501(r), nonprofit hospitals must have a written financial assistance policy and must limit what they charge patients who qualify for it.

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  3. Ask whether your bill already reflects assistance. It often isn’t applied automatically, even for patients who would qualify.
  4. For care you haven’t had yet, if you’re uninsured or paying cash, ask for a Good Faith Estimate in writing before you schedule. Federal law entitles you to one, and if the final bill lands more than $400 above it you can dispute the difference — see how the No Surprises Act works.
  5. If you don’t qualify for a discount, ask about an interest-free payment plan — those are usually available regardless of income.

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Nearby free & low-cost clinics

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MedCura Northlake7.6 mi
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Mercy Care at Salvation Army7.7 mi
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678-843-8600
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The Family Health Center of GA dba Georgia Center for Women at Peachtree7.8 mi
550 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, 30308-2247
404-581-0307
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MedCura Midtown7.8 mi
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404-888-7575
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Recovery Consultants: Tucker8.3 mi
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404-289-0313
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Mercy Care at City of Refuge8.9 mi
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678-843-8500
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MedCura Cobb9.0 mi
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404-296-7133
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