US Health Care Costs

Heart Transplant or Implant of Heart Assist System with Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 001: Heart transplant or implant of heart assist system with mcc

$1,346,295average hospital bill
$340,532average amount paid

One Alabama hospital reported enough Medicare stays of this kind in 2024 to be listed. It billed an average of $1,346,295, about 4.0 times what was actually paid. Compare other states.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham11$1,346,295$340,532

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.