Heart attack, with complications in Alabama
MS-DRG 281: Acute myocardial infarction, discharged alive with cc
$50,083typical hospital bill
$7,181typical amount paid
$6,285–$11,570range paid across 15 hospitals
Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $50,083 for this stay in 2024, about 7.0 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | Gadsden | 20 | $100,327 | $6,285 | |
| Flowers Hospital | Dothan | 46 | $71,823 | $6,285 | |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham | 17 | $43,896 | $6,642 | |
| Crestwood Medical Center | Huntsville | 22 | $92,572 | $6,649 | |
| North Alabama Medical Center | Florence | 23 | $34,145 | $6,782 | |
| Grandview Medical Center | Birmingham | 33 | $87,857 | $6,859 | |
| Huntsville Hospital | Huntsville | 47 | $31,178 | $6,917 | |
| Shelby Baptist Medical Center | Alabaster | 14 | $71,661 | $7,181 | |
| Baldwin Health | Foley | 16 | $93,017 | $7,843 | |
| Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center | Anniston | 24 | $43,000 | $7,879 | |
| Southeast Health Medical Center | Dothan | 30 | $28,445 | $8,453 | |
| Princeton Baptist Medical Center | Birmingham | 11 | $85,904 | $9,494 | |
| Baptist Medical Center South | Montgomery | 23 | $22,554 | $9,706 | |
| University of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | 46 | $50,083 | $11,070 | |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | Opelika | 11 | $24,587 | $11,570 |
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.