41/100
#1,559 nationally
Huntsville Hospital
101 Sivley Rd, Huntsville, AL 35801 · (256) 265-1000
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Huntsville Hospital billed $5.54 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
- 5.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 244
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #29
- 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 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 47% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 51% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 45% 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 |
943 | $17,355 | $2,244 | -11% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
814 | $69,535 | $14,390 | +7% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
806 | $74,965 | $10,683 | +20% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
685 | $12,726 | $2,690 | -50% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
631 | $8,571 | $1,601 | -24% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
469 | $34,593 | $5,849 | -13% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
432 | $9,070 | $1,342 | -10% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
389 | $40,675 | $9,512 | -6% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
319 | $16,950 | $2,639 | -11% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
243 | $52,599 | $8,972 | -22% |
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.
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 7 Radiation Therapy
APC 5627 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,362 | $6,432 | -86% |
|
Endocrine Disorders without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 645 · Inpatient stay |
$18,302 | $6,019 | -58% |
|
Level 3 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5303 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,686 | $3,235 | -51% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,726 | $2,690 | -50% |
|
Other Respiratory System Diagnoses without Major Complications
MS-DRG 206 · Inpatient stay |
$27,681 | $6,993 | -40% |
|
Back Problems (severe)
MS-DRG 551 · Inpatient stay |
$42,011 | $11,656 | -40% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
$26,195 | $7,891 | -39% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,270 | $1,542 | -38% |
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.