78/100
#394 nationally
Cullman Regional Medical Center
1912 Alabama Highway 157, Cullman, AL 35058 · (256) 737-2000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Cullman Regional Medical Center billed $3.31 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
- 3.3x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 66
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #12
- 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 71% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 79% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 82% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 91% 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 |
497 | $7,099 | $2,075 | -40% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
194 | $42,913 | $15,278 | -34% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
189 | $16,797 | $2,404 | -14% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
158 | $25,498 | $10,083 | -41% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
100 | $21,428 | $6,532 | -28% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
75 | $23,674 | $6,460 | -25% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
73 | $19,118 | $6,096 | -37% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
71 | $25,995 | $7,948 | -34% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $10,737 | $3,118 | -48% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
70 | $61,926 | $11,579 | about average |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$48,637 | $9,581 | about average |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$61,926 | $11,579 | about average |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,797 | $2,404 | -14% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$24,610 | $5,974 | -20% |
|
Stroke (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 066 · Inpatient stay |
$28,190 | $5,538 | -21% |
|
Pneumonia (uncomplicated)
MS-DRG 195 · Inpatient stay |
$20,646 | $4,862 | -22% |
|
Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture without Major Complications
MS-DRG 522 · Inpatient stay |
$64,784 | $16,431 | -24% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$41,541 | $12,946 | -25% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,989 | $1,942 | -60% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,593 | $5,890 | -55% |
|
Chest Pain
MS-DRG 313 · Inpatient stay |
$15,103 | $5,616 | -55% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$80,654 | $38,315 | -55% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,958 | $4,554 | -53% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,570 | $1,628 | -53% |
|
Red Blood Cell Disorders without Major Complications
MS-DRG 812 · Inpatient stay |
$17,714 | $6,987 | -52% |
|
Infection Needing Surgery (with complications)
MS-DRG 854 · Inpatient stay |
$39,858 | $16,060 | -52% |
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.