Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur with Cc in Alabama

MS-DRG 493: Lower extremity and humerus procedures except hip, foot and femur with cc

$91,738typical hospital bill

$18,429typical amount paid

$14,984–$31,638range paid across 7 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $91,738 for this stay in 2024, about 5.0 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
Grandview Medical Center	Birmingham	16	$245,072	$14,984
Flowers Hospital	Dothan	11	$172,093	$17,101
Huntsville Hospital	Huntsville	38	$91,738	$17,380
Dch Regional Medical Center	Tuscaloosa	11	$63,049	$18,429
Thomas Hospital	Fairhope	12	$66,638	$18,504
University of Alabama Hospital	Birmingham	35	$129,461	$29,597
Usa Health University Hospital	Mobile	12	$71,836	$31,638

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.