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Other vascular procedures with complications in Alabama

What 6 hospitals in Alabama charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other vascular procedures with complications (DRG 253), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 253 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $86,300 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $19,755 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $16,106 Average per stay
State rank #6 of 40 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Alabama billed an average of $86,300 for other vascular procedures with complications, about 4.4 times the average total payment of $19,755. That payment is 22% below the U.S. average of $25,417.

These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.

Paid $19,755Billed $86,300

About 23¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Alabama billed for this stay.

Alabama hospitals: other vascular procedures with complications

Every Alabama hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.

Hospital Stays Avg charge Avg payment Medicare paid
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham 24 $143,396 $25,693 $18,029
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville 22 $103,608 $16,892 $15,301
D C H Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa 21 $43,741 $20,875 $14,887
Mobile InfirmaryMobile 21 $57,175 $17,187 $15,558
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery 16 $46,161 $18,230 $16,526
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence 15 $112,732 $18,104 $16,234
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Lowest and highest payments in Alabama

Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.

Lowest

Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL$16,892
Mobile InfirmaryMobile, AL$17,187
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL$18,104
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL$18,230
D C H Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL$20,875

Highest

University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL$25,693
D C H Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL$20,875
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL$18,230
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL$18,104
Mobile InfirmaryMobile, AL$17,187

Other vascular procedures with complications in other states

Questions

How much does other vascular procedures with complications cost in Alabama?

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other vascular procedures with complications (DRG 253) at 6 hospitals in Alabama was billed at $86,300 on average, while the average total payment was $19,755, of which Medicare paid $16,106. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.

Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?

Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in Alabama, average charges were 4.4 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.

Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.