US Health Care Costs

Coagulation Disorders in Alabama

MS-DRG 813: Coagulation disorders

$47,287typical hospital bill
$10,661typical amount paid
$10,043–$11,278range paid across 2 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,287 for this stay in 2024, about 4.4 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
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham19$43,565$10,043
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville23$51,008$11,278

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.