74/100
#510 nationally
Coosa Valley Medical Center
315 W Hickory St, Sylacauga, AL 35150 · (256) 249-5000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Coosa Valley Medical Center billed $3.64 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
- 3.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 24
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #17
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- 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 69% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 71% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 80% 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 |
120 | $9,130 | $1,870 | -22% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
47 | $14,641 | $2,053 | -25% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
34 | $8,357 | $1,545 | -29% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
29 | $24,436 | $9,909 | -44% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
27 | $11,107 | $2,891 | -46% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
26 | $19,125 | $6,756 | -37% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $5,982 | $1,296 | -41% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
19 | $20,503 | $6,812 | -36% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $31,228 | $7,078 | about average |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
17 | $19,393 | $6,839 | -35% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$31,228 | $7,078 | about average |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$42,985 | $9,861 | -11% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$34,900 | $9,294 | -14% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$50,805 | $14,976 | -22% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,130 | $1,870 | -22% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,996 | $1,657 | -23% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$29,883 | $8,364 | -24% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,641 | $2,053 | -25% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence without Rehabilitation Therapy without Major
MS-DRG 897 · Inpatient stay |
$7,327 | $7,128 | -77% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,117 | $4,546 | -57% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,513 | $2,684 | -48% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,107 | $2,891 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,495 | $2,247 | -45% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$24,436 | $9,909 | -44% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,518 | $5,502 | -44% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$18,083 | $6,541 | -41% |
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.