US Health Care Costs

Pneumonia, with major complications in Alabama

MS-DRG 193: Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with mcc

$39,929typical hospital bill
$9,791typical amount paid
$7,547–$15,658range paid across 45 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $39,929 for this stay in 2024, about 4.1 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
Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster32$74,051$7,547
Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden44$56,684$8,473
Helen Keller HospitalSheffield41$31,307$8,559
Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery50$36,483$8,687
Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise25$63,698$8,704
Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden39$137,014$8,720
Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham24$123,912$8,750
St Vincent's St ClairPell City37$25,649$8,777
Prattville Baptist HospitalPrattville56$41,723$8,990
Springhill Medical CenterMobile63$25,496$8,996
Flowers HospitalDothan29$80,804$9,029
Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville63$137,309$9,068
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur49$19,109$9,086
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham97$95,437$9,148
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham62$39,929$9,172
Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile85$39,398$9,211
Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery64$30,083$9,422
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville108$44,075$9,467
Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper36$76,369$9,549
Marshall Medical CentersBoaz45$21,995$9,564
Andalusia HealthAndalusia20$46,481$9,584
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence95$47,654$9,629
Dekalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne16$52,226$9,791
Medical West, An Affiliate of Uab Health SystemBessemer47$32,447$9,795
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile77$47,682$10,141
Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville18$27,299$10,186
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman44$35,161$10,273
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston58$57,039$10,290
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan83$49,609$10,306
Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro20$18,252$10,403
The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika49$39,094$10,403
Thomas HospitalFairhope47$34,131$10,494
Baldwin HealthFoley42$89,279$10,677
Athens Limestone HospitalAthens17$17,955$10,679
St. Vincent's EastBirmingham58$49,034$11,135
Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega13$79,130$11,158
North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette11$22,509$11,495
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa128$39,011$11,634
Troy Regional Medical CenterTroy16$25,145$12,169
Marion Regional Medical CenterHamilton11$21,168$12,342
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery59$34,084$12,381
Fayette Medical CenterFayette18$25,979$12,822
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham20$92,909$13,200
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham76$54,927$15,259
Usa Health University HospitalMobile11$26,299$15,658

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.