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Other vascular procedures with major complications in Alabama

What 12 hospitals in Alabama charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for other vascular procedures with major complications (DRG 252), from 2024 Medicare claims.

DRG 252 Inpatient 2024 Medicare data
Average charge $143,895 Hospital list price billed
Average payment $27,558 Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid $22,844 Average per stay
State rank #7 of 36 1 = lowest average payment

Hospitals in Alabama billed an average of $143,895 for other vascular procedures with major complications, about 5.2 times the average total payment of $27,558. That payment is 19% below the U.S. average of $34,185.

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 $27,558Billed $143,895

About 19¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in Alabama billed for this stay.

Alabama hospitals: other vascular procedures with major 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
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville 28 $169,322 $26,782 $24,793
University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham 24 $189,959 $36,818 $25,795
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery 20 $88,822 $34,322 $21,807
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence 19 $124,553 $24,133 $22,016
D C H Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa 18 $55,268 $24,507 $21,931
Mobile InfirmaryMobile 18 $79,251 $23,929 $21,940
Southeast Alabama Medical CenterDothan 15 $154,904 $25,606 $23,887
East Alabama Medical Center and SnfOpelika 15 $47,731 $25,985 $23,388
Jackson Hospital & Clinic INCMontgomery 13 $106,915 $20,115 $18,690
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham 13 $383,399 $25,668 $20,845
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham 11 $132,134 $24,973 $24,149
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham 11 $251,550 $32,297 $21,532
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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

Jackson Hospital & Clinic INCMontgomery, AL$20,115
Mobile InfirmaryMobile, AL$23,929
North Alabama Medical CenterFlorence, AL$24,133
D C H Regional Medical CenterTuscaloosa, AL$24,507
St Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham, AL$24,973

Highest

University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham, AL$36,818
Baptist Medical Center SouthMontgomery, AL$34,322
Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham, AL$32,297
Huntsville HospitalHuntsville, AL$26,782
East Alabama Medical Center and SnfOpelika, AL$25,985

Other vascular procedures with major complications in other states

Questions

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

In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for other vascular procedures with major complications (DRG 252) at 12 hospitals in Alabama was billed at $143,895 on average, while the average total payment was $27,558, of which Medicare paid $22,844. 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 5.2 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.