US Health Care Costs

Biopsies of Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue with Cc in Alabama

MS-DRG 478: Biopsies of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue with cc

$129,639average hospital bill
$23,886average amount paid

One Alabama hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $129,639, about 5.4 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

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

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham14$129,639$23,886

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.