Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Nonprofit acute care hospital in Cartersville, GA.
Verified from the hospital's own policy
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center likely gives free care to households with a yearly income up to $47,880 for 1 person, $64,920 for 2, $81,960 for 3, $99,000 for 4, $116,040 for 5 or $133,080 for 6. We have not found a discount for incomes above the free care level.
The hospital makes the final decision.
| People in household | Free care up to | Discount up to |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $47,880 | not found |
| 2 | $64,920 | not found |
| 3 | $81,960 | not found |
| 4 | $99,000 | not found |
| 5 | $116,040 | not found |
| 6 | $133,080 | not found |
Discount steps
- 0% to 300% of poverty level, you pay nothing (100% discount)
How to apply
- Call 855-788-1212 and ask for financial assistance.
- Application form
- Financial Assistance Policy (Piedmont Healthcare, revised 5/7/2025)
- Plain language summary
- Bring government photo ID, proof of Georgia residency (dated within 30 days), proof of income (three most recent pay stubs, or unemployment letter), three most recent monthly bank statements (if unemployed, self-employed, retired or disabled), proof of dependents (tax transcript or custody papers), if claiming dependents.
- The policy gives 245 days to apply. Ask the billing office which date the count starts from.
- Residency
- Georgia resident
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese
If you have insurance
This policy does not cover bills for patients who have insurance. Keep your insurance. Financial assistance covers bills from this one place only.
What is covered
- Covered
- Emergency care and other medically necessary care at Piedmont hospitals and from Piedmont employed doctors.
- Not covered
- Elective, preventive and routine care is not covered. Cosmetic procedures, fertility services, executive health, occupational health and services with package pricing are also excluded. Some doctors who are not employed by Piedmont may bill separately. Ask for the provider list.
State program in Georgia
Indigent Care Trust Fund rules for disproportionate share hospitals (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-3-6-.03)
Some Georgia hospitals get extra state and federal money because they treat many low-income patients. These are called disproportionate share hospitals. As a condition of that money, the hospital must give free care to people with income below 125% of the federal poverty level. Between 125% and at least 200%, it must give free care or use a sliding fee scale. This covers only hospitals in the program, and the duty can stop once the hospital's spending on this care matches the money it got. The state does not post a simple list of which hospitals take part, so this site does not show it as a floor on any hospital's page. Ask the hospital if it takes part in the Indigent Care Trust Fund program.
Income levels in the program are free up to 125%, discount up to 200% of poverty level.
Applies to Georgia hospitals that receive disproportionate share hospital payments from the Indigent Care Trust Fund, public or private.
Ask the hospital's financial counseling or patient accounts office whether it takes part in the Indigent Care Trust Fund program and for its application for free or reduced charge care. Participating hospitals must post how to apply and who to contact with complaints.
provide services for no charge to persons with incomes below 125 percent of the federal poverty level
Program source, checked 2026-11-11
Notes
Piedmont's policy forgives the whole bill for uninsured Georgia residents with household income at or below 300% of the poverty level. There is no partial discount tier in the policy. Piedmont first screens Georgia patients electronically using public and credit records, and that screening can approve people with or without insurance. If that does not approve you, you can send a paper application. You must also apply for Georgia Medicaid or SSI if asked, or the request can be denied. Approval covers bills from an eight month period. Missing papers must be sent within 30 days of a notice. A denial can be appealed within 30 days by calling 855-788-1212 or emailing assistance@piedmont.org. Insured patients who struggle with their share of the bill can ask about separate hardship assistance. Uninsured patients get an automatic discount, and interest free payment plans are offered.
Sources
- Free care level
gross household income at or below 300% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) Guidelines ... may be awarded financial assistance (a 100% discount).
- Discount level
family household resources up to 300% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines may be eligible for fully discounted services.
- Insured patients
Assistance may be available for emergency and medically necessary care for uninsured patients.
- Residency
Uninsured patients who are current residents of the state of Georgia (see Addendum B)
- Deadline
Applications must be received within 245 days from receipt of the first PHC statement for Eligible Services.
- Documents
All applicants must provide proof of household income by including the information below with the application.
- Financial counseling phone
Please call our Financial Assistance Team at 855-788-1212.
- Presumptive eligibility
may also be presumed to be eligible ... based on evidence provided through the use of a third-party screening tool, regardless of insurance status.
- Hardship assistance
insured patients may experience a financial hardship when paying their balance after all third-party payments.
- Covered facility
Applicability ... Piedmont Cartersville Hospital
Last checked. 2026-11-11
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