4/100
#2,529 nationally
Crestwood Medical Center
One Hospital Dr Se, Huntsville, AL 35801 · (256) 429-4000
Among the highest charge markups in the country
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Crestwood Medical Center billed $16.05 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
- 16.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 90
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #42
- 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 0% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 4% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 5% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 16% 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 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
410 | $155,643 | $10,838 | +149% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
284 | $32,260 | $1,565 | +175% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
208 | $62,604 | $2,674 | +148% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
168 | $104,801 | $5,838 | +163% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
153 | $35,457 | $1,335 | +252% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
143 | $81,184 | $4,685 | +131% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
141 | $174,632 | $11,774 | +168% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
129 | $36,322 | $2,246 | +87% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
128 | $54,133 | $2,694 | +166% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
125 | $73,658 | $4,144 | +168% |
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 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$48,724 | $1,658 | +277% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$35,457 | $1,335 | +252% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$145,626 | $7,020 | +248% |
|
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures
APC 5223 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$175,839 | $8,797 | +241% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$38,155 | $1,377 | +235% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$61,827 | $2,651 | +224% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,369 | $1,555 | +220% |
|
Level 4 Gynecologic Procedures
APC 5414 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$57,248 | $2,637 | +215% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$27,229 | $2,741 | +4% |
|
Cirrhosis and Alcoholic Hepatitis with Major Complications
MS-DRG 432 · Inpatient stay |
$121,221 | $12,302 | +52% |
|
Other Disorders of Nervous System with Complications
MS-DRG 092 · Inpatient stay |
$71,598 | $6,395 | +59% |
|
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Complications
MS-DRG 445 · Inpatient stay |
$82,414 | $7,087 | +60% |
|
Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic
MS-DRG 069 · Inpatient stay |
$67,689 | $5,150 | +64% |
|
Signs and Symptoms without Major Complications
MS-DRG 948 · Inpatient stay |
$53,295 | $5,053 | +64% |
|
Cervical Spinal Fusion with Complications
MS-DRG 472 · Inpatient stay |
$218,034 | $17,005 | +82% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$36,322 | $2,246 | +87% |
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.