75/100
#479 nationally
Baptist Medical Center South
2105 East South Boulevard, Montgomery, AL 36116 · (334) 288-2100
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Baptist Medical Center South billed $3.37 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
- 3.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 93
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #16
- 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 67% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
266 | $9,931 | $2,129 | -49% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
260 | $36,012 | $10,259 | -42% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
234 | $4,642 | $1,281 | -54% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
141 | $60,547 | $17,694 | -7% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $12,580 | $2,426 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
102 | $29,785 | $8,603 | -42% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
91 | $33,923 | $11,354 | -22% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
88 | $11,308 | $2,518 | -41% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
81 | $15,560 | $3,220 | -25% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
75 | $37,058 | $8,890 | -45% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$36,274 | $10,543 | +19% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$43,818 | $7,820 | +18% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$56,050 | $19,584 | +16% |
|
Digestive Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 391 · Inpatient stay |
$58,501 | $14,775 | +14% |
|
Kidney Failure (with complications)
MS-DRG 683 · Inpatient stay |
$36,074 | $7,444 | +9% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$58,429 | $18,256 | about average |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$30,308 | $13,787 | about average |
|
Other Digestive System Diagnoses with Major Complications
MS-DRG 393 · Inpatient stay |
$65,016 | $16,198 | about average |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,641 | $1,206 | -69% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$3,833 | $1,349 | -66% |
|
Other Vascular Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 253 · Inpatient stay |
$46,161 | $18,230 | -59% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,293 | $4,272 | -58% |
|
Hip or Thigh Bone Surgery (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 482 · Inpatient stay |
$29,724 | $12,247 | -57% |
|
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay |
$24,291 | $9,642 | -54% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,642 | $1,281 | -54% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
$39,615 | $16,740 | -54% |
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.