US Health Care Costs

Medical West, An Affiliate of Uab Health System

995 9th Avenue Southwest, Bessemer, AL 35022 · (205) 481-7000

General hospitalGovernment - Hospital District or AuthorityEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$4.2Mnet income, all sources
−15.3%margin on patient care alone
$8.2Mcost of charity care (6.2% of costs)
$21.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
168beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending September 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 87198$44,979$13,694
Pneumonia, with major complications 19347$32,447$9,795
Heart failure, with major complications 29141$21,197$9,593
Urinary tract infection 69031$23,514$6,748
Stomach and digestive disorders 39225$20,151$6,581
Heart attack, with major complications 28024$28,684$11,030
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68924$30,164$8,949
Lung infection, with major complications 17721$30,577$11,380
COPD, with major complications 19021$25,631$8,345
Sepsis 87220$22,741$8,217
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60317$21,066$7,000
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37816$26,957$7,651
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85315$137,405$32,932
Pneumonia, with complications 19414$16,384$7,649
Respiratory failure 18912$29,465$9,153
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48112$61,592$14,032
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64012$29,591$9,583
Fainting 31211$21,951$6,622
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