US Health Care Costs

Extracranial Procedures with Cc in Alabama

MS-DRG 038: Extracranial procedures with cc

$101,456typical hospital bill
$11,726typical amount paid
$11,166–$14,769range paid across 4 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $101,456 for this stay in 2024, about 8.7 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
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham15$227,947$11,166
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence17$91,593$11,268
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan27$111,319$12,184
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville18$68,920$14,769

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.