Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open Ablation Without Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 234: Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization or open ablation without mcc

$222,894typical hospital bill

$37,084typical amount paid

$28,320–$42,136range paid across 7 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $222,894 for this stay in 2024, about 6.0 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
Springhill Medical Center	Mobile	13	$114,715	$28,320
Grandview Medical Center	Birmingham	12	$580,680	$34,680
North Alabama Medical Center	Florence	11	$228,628	$36,623
Thomas Hospital	Fairhope	15	$99,584	$37,084
Southeast Health Medical Center	Dothan	21	$240,524	$39,542
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority	Opelika	11	$94,032	$41,248
Huntsville Hospital	Huntsville	42	$222,894	$42,136

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.