US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 082: Traumatic stupor and coma >1 hour with mcc

$99,114typical hospital bill
$17,270typical amount paid
$15,541–$24,291range paid across 6 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $99,114 for this stay in 2024, about 5.7 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaidCash priceInsurers (median)
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham16$179,629$15,541
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Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham11$188,987$15,712
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Huntsville HospitalHuntsville23$62,455$16,013
–Not in dollars (14 plans)
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa11$47,205$18,526
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University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham31$135,772$22,843
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Usa Health University HospitalMobile16$41,668$24,291
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Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.