US Health Care Costs

Peritoneal Adhesiolysis with Cc in Alabama

MS-DRG 336: Peritoneal adhesiolysis with cc

$102,184typical hospital bill
$23,990typical amount paid
$20,430–$27,549range paid across 2 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $102,184 for this stay in 2024, about 4.3 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
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham17$106,948$20,430
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville11$97,420$27,549

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.