US Health Care Costs

Sepsis, with major complications in Alabama

MS-DRG 871: Septicemia or severe sepsis without mv >96 hours with mcc

$56,112typical hospital bill
$14,110typical amount paid
$11,774–$25,299range paid across 51 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,112 for this stay in 2024, about 4.0 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)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Crestwood Medical CenterHuntsville141$174,632$11,774
Riverview Regional Medical CenterGadsden272$96,711$12,310
Shelby Baptist Medical CenterAlabaster183$133,149$12,345
Helen Keller HospitalSheffield94$42,241$12,551
Springhill Medical CenterMobile65$37,951$12,756
Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLCMobile73$54,540$12,769
Medical Center EnterpriseEnterprise41$109,041$12,855
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham218$57,168$12,873
Prattville Baptist HospitalPrattville41$46,362$12,886
Athens Limestone HospitalAthens66$26,251$12,930
Gadsden Regional Medical CenterGadsden109$208,847$12,946
Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper105$112,692$13,033
Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur CampusDecatur303$32,585$13,067
Russell Medical CenterAlexander City54$19,795$13,185
Flowers HospitalDothan145$127,263$13,195
Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham147$220,702$13,383
St Vincent's St ClairPell City71$32,444$13,511
Medical West, An Affiliate of Uab Health SystemBessemer98$44,979$13,694
Marshall Medical CentersBoaz99$30,333$13,726
Jackson Hospital & Clinic IncMontgomery123$63,846$13,795
Highlands Medical CenterScottsboro35$29,302$13,860
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham366$168,548$13,973
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence281$75,374$13,995
Citizens Baptist Medical CenterTalladega57$95,670$14,019
Andalusia HealthAndalusia42$67,159$14,053
Dekalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne67$55,628$14,110
Mobile Infirmary Medical CenterMobile189$62,343$14,203
North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield35$46,112$14,266
St. Vincent's EastBirmingham170$64,538$14,359
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville814$69,535$14,390
Whitfield Regional HospitalDemopolis64$21,104$14,434
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical CenterAnniston190$82,003$14,464
Mizell Memorial HospitalOpp17$20,950$14,606
Monroe County HospitalMonroeville18$17,857$14,696
Southeast Health Medical CenterDothan354$57,048$14,757
Baptist Medical Center EastMontgomery91$56,112$14,775
Baldwin HealthFoley87$129,315$14,824
Thomas HospitalFairhope194$45,271$14,889
Vaughan Regional Medical Center Parkway CampusSelma55$99,398$14,920
Coosa Valley Medical CenterSylacauga15$50,805$14,976
Cullman Regional Medical CenterCullman194$42,913$15,278
North Baldwin InfirmaryBay Minette20$35,647$15,370
Dale Medical CenterOzark12$31,369$15,724
Fayette Medical CenterFayette19$21,969$16,051
The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika132$46,368$16,182
Dch Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa303$53,208$16,546
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham141$144,297$16,938
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery141$60,547$17,694
St Vincent's ChiltonClanton18$23,736$21,754
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham329$94,600$22,459
Usa Health University HospitalMobile57$59,355$25,299

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.