US Health Care Costs

Anemia and blood disorders in Alabama

MS-DRG 812: Red blood cell disorders without mcc

$26,863typical hospital bill
$7,247typical amount paid
$5,648–$14,924range paid across 23 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $26,863 for this stay in 2024, about 3.7 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 staysBilledPaid
Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville16$89,046$5,648
Helen Keller HospitalSheffield16$22,669$6,150
Flowers HospitalDothan13$50,202$6,320
Athens Limestone HospitalAthens23$15,850$6,503
Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery15$26,353$6,573
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston15$36,933$6,638
Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile15$23,120$6,894
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman31$17,714$6,987
Thomas HospitalFairhope18$25,464$7,009
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile17$31,108$7,163
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham15$77,535$7,228
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham11$17,885$7,247
The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika29$24,343$7,407
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan25$24,130$7,463
Baldwin HealthFoley14$107,874$7,652
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery17$43,818$7,820
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham13$53,112$8,101
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville65$26,863$8,429
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa69$21,063$8,599
Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham16$101,587$9,635
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham41$37,954$11,499
Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery23$21,452$11,591
Usa Health University HospitalMobile31$30,540$14,924

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.