US Health Care Costs

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive, Birmingham, AL 35209 · (205) 877-1000

General hospitalProprietaryEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$8what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$15.8Mnet income, all sources
1.3%margin on patient care alone
$11.7Mcost of charity care (3.7% of costs)
$12.5Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
429beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

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

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871147$220,702$13,383
Stroke, with major complications 06456$238,184$14,457
Heart failure, with major complications 29149$102,239$8,743
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85340$478,913$33,852
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 27431$315,553$21,501
Stomach and digestive disorders 39231$102,162$5,978
Lung infection, with major complications 17728$130,798$11,856
Pneumonia, with major complications 19324$123,912$8,750
Heart attack, with major complications 28024$119,271$11,028
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26723$698,413$30,672
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68923$98,842$8,447
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O 02319$449,315$32,562
Back problems (no surgery) 55219$92,801$6,616
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64019$148,921$8,637
Respiratory failure 18918$118,538$9,189
Bowel surgery, with complications 33018$246,664$16,952
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37718$203,101$13,829
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37817$100,274$7,630
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$133,352$7,125
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 26616$911,947$48,270
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31416$206,055$18,529
Anemia and blood disorders 81216$101,587$9,635
Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with Mcc 02515$426,125$29,291
Seizures with Mcc 10015$194,286$11,446
Kidney failure, with major complications 68215$155,529$9,688
Heart stent 32214$218,192$13,803
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32914$465,216$37,421
Kidney failure, with complications 68314$84,673$7,109
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28613$120,085$14,066
Sepsis 87213$108,179$7,746
High blood pressure 30512$71,389$6,178
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$95,438$6,396
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69812$133,802$10,940
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87012$694,419$47,518
Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with Cc 03511$184,303$15,753
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06911$86,588$5,714
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Mcc 08211$188,987$15,712
Heart catheterization 28711$107,399$6,592
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Mcc 39311$164,846$12,150
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48111$218,718$13,134
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81111$140,408$18,751

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