US Health Care Costs

Other Vascular Procedures Without Cc/Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 254: Other vascular procedures without cc/mcc

$100,032typical hospital bill
$15,467typical amount paid
$12,668–$18,265range paid across 2 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $100,032 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville13$93,136$12,668
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham13$106,929$18,265

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.