Princeton Baptist Medical Center

701 Princeton Avenue Southwest, Birmingham, AL 35211 · (205) 783-3800

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - ChurchEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$8what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$18.2Mnet income, all sources

3.4%margin on patient care alone

$11.2Mcost of charity care (6.3% of costs)

$10.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

240beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	141	$144,297	$16,938
Heart failure, with major complications 291	104	$74,426	$12,333
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	47	$316,441	$34,443
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 870	41	$440,756	$51,994
Heart attack, with major complications 280	40	$101,349	$15,175
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274	30	$238,070	$24,083
Stroke, with major complications 064	26	$132,131	$15,730
Heart stent 322	26	$170,320	$17,157
Heart catheterization 287	23	$90,444	$11,207
Kidney failure, with major complications 682	22	$77,290	$12,926
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	21	$79,266	$10,532
Respiratory failure 189	20	$64,608	$12,906
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	20	$92,909	$13,200
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	19	$76,686	$13,397
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 377	18	$128,176	$18,359
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	18	$111,679	$15,665
Heart catheterization, with major complications 286	17	$205,393	$23,558
Hip or knee replacement 470	17	$176,455	$14,080
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	17	$69,160	$11,176
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 266	16	$355,531	$36,475
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	16	$93,070	$12,117
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 321	16	$249,270	$26,653
Kidney failure, with complications 683	16	$62,372	$9,425
Seizures with Mcc 100	15	$178,862	$20,008
Lung infection, with major complications 177	15	$89,731	$12,964
Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation with Mcc 233	15	$476,160	$56,978
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	15	$47,146	$9,122
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	15	$92,369	$9,909
Urinary tract infection 690	15	$65,496	$8,267
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	14	$90,146	$10,209
Fainting 312	13	$87,359	$9,275
Anemia and blood disorders 812	13	$53,112	$8,101
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	12	$405,277	$49,158
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 252	11	$251,550	$32,297
Heart attack, with complications 281	11	$85,904	$9,494
Delirium and other mental confusion 884	11	$47,418	$11,214

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