US Health Care Costs

Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 390: Gastrointestinal obstruction without cc/mcc

$37,965typical hospital bill
$4,677typical amount paid
$4,324–$5,887range paid across 5 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $37,965 for this stay in 2024, about 8.1 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
Flowers HospitalDothan12$37,965$4,324
Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden11$69,613$4,476
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham12$57,275$4,677
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville19$20,364$5,126
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile13$13,228$5,887

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.