79/100
#374 nationally
Lakeland Community Hospital
42024 Highway 195 E, Haleyville, AL 35565 · (205) 485-7117
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Lakeland Community Hospital billed $2.76 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
- 2.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 10
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #11
- 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 78% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
53 | $23,367 | $8,985 | -44% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
43 | $20,023 | $6,808 | -33% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $11,079 | $2,242 | -43% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
28 | $30,980 | $13,114 | -44% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
23 | $21,773 | $9,678 | -50% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $27,936 | $9,228 | -31% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $20,963 | $6,828 | -34% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
18 | $27,299 | $10,186 | -41% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
15 | $16,998 | $7,480 | -44% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $22,345 | $6,500 | -31% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$22,345 | $6,500 | -31% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 689 · Inpatient stay |
$27,936 | $9,228 | -31% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$20,023 | $6,808 | -33% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$20,963 | $6,828 | -34% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$27,299 | $10,186 | -41% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,079 | $2,242 | -43% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$30,980 | $13,114 | -44% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$23,367 | $8,985 | -44% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$21,773 | $9,678 | -50% |
|
Skin Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 603 · Inpatient stay |
$16,998 | $7,480 | -44% |
|
COPD (severe)
MS-DRG 190 · Inpatient stay |
$23,367 | $8,985 | -44% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$30,980 | $13,114 | -44% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,079 | $2,242 | -43% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$27,299 | $10,186 | -41% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$20,963 | $6,828 | -34% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$20,023 | $6,808 | -33% |
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.