Coronary Bypass Without Cardiac Catheterization Without Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 236: Coronary bypass without cardiac catheterization without mcc

$144,981typical hospital bill

$29,793typical amount paid

$23,594–$40,389range paid across 8 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $144,981 for this stay in 2024, about 4.9 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	17	$84,552	$23,594
Southeast Health Medical Center	Dothan	14	$199,608	$29,065
Baptist Medical Center South	Montgomery	21	$93,415	$29,445
Huntsville Hospital	Huntsville	41	$196,547	$29,723
Grandview Medical Center	Birmingham	24	$486,831	$29,863
Thomas Hospital	Fairhope	39	$77,663	$30,095
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority	Opelika	14	$80,431	$36,562
University of Alabama Hospital	Birmingham	86	$196,680	$40,389

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.