US Health Care Costs

Fractures of Hip and Pelvis Without Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 536: Fractures of hip and pelvis without mcc

$25,543typical hospital bill
$6,125typical amount paid
$4,956–$12,999range paid across 8 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $25,543 for this stay in 2024, about 4.2 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
Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville11$64,162$4,956
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham16$58,580$5,520
Helen Keller HospitalSheffield16$17,248$5,876
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston12$25,709$6,057
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile13$18,406$6,193
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville38$25,378$6,282
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan11$20,011$6,704
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham15$58,733$12,999

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.