US Health Care Costs

Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour Without Cc/Mcc in Alabama

MS-DRG 087: Traumatic stupor and coma <1 hour without cc/mcc

$47,810typical hospital bill
$10,434typical amount paid
$10,326–$10,541range paid across 2 hospitals

Alabama hospitals billed Medicare a typical $47,810 for this stay in 2024, about 4.6 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 HospitalBirmingham13$82,581$10,326
Usa Health University HospitalMobile12$13,040$10,541

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.