29/100
#1,891 nationally
Andalusia Health
849 South Three Notch Street, Andalusia, AL 36420 · (334) 222-8466
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Andalusia Health billed $6.00 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 6.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 29
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #33
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 27% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 38% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 32% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
154 | $11,430 | $1,973 | about average |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $20,000 | $2,323 | about average |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $25,510 | $2,953 | +24% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
42 | $67,159 | $14,053 | about average |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
40 | $41,488 | $9,338 | -4% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $11,143 | $1,592 | -5% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
30 | $36,729 | $6,178 | +23% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $11,200 | $1,387 | +11% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
26 | $40,106 | $6,253 | +24% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $20,921 | $4,812 | -40% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,966 | $585 | +441% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$75,120 | $11,266 | +55% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$57,260 | $8,799 | +41% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$65,090 | $9,134 | +26% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$49,237 | $7,799 | +26% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$40,106 | $6,253 | +24% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,510 | $2,953 | +24% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$36,729 | $6,178 | +23% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,881 | $2,728 | -43% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$20,921 | $4,812 | -40% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,926 | $3,262 | -33% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$25,042 | $4,428 | -9% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,132 | $2,665 | -6% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,143 | $1,592 | -5% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$52,577 | $11,883 | -4% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$41,488 | $9,338 | -4% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.