Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) in Alabama
MS-DRG 274: Percutaneous and other intracardiac procedures without mcc
$109,568typical hospital bill
$21,659typical amount paid
$18,105–$26,604range paid across 14 hospitals
Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $109,568 for this stay in 2024, about 5.1 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)
| Hospital | City | Medicare stays | Billed | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Baptist Medical Center | Alabaster | 12 | $198,294 | $18,105 | |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham | 76 | $65,781 | $20,403 | |
| Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC | Mobile | 47 | $100,883 | $20,436 | |
| Springhill Medical Center | Mobile | 74 | $91,294 | $20,465 | |
| Grandview Medical Center | Birmingham | 127 | $297,351 | $21,162 | |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital | Birmingham | 31 | $315,553 | $21,501 | |
| Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville | 113 | $124,180 | $21,550 | |
| St. Vincent's East | Birmingham | 82 | $74,465 | $21,769 | |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | Mobile | 41 | $124,430 | $22,034 | |
| Baptist Medical Center South | Montgomery | 15 | $95,522 | $22,477 | |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | Dothan | 36 | $118,253 | $23,201 | |
| Princeton Baptist Medical Center | Birmingham | 30 | $238,070 | $24,083 | |
| Dch Regional Medical Center | Tuscaloosa | 19 | $72,996 | $25,692 | |
| University of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | 162 | $97,106 | $26,604 |
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.