92/100
#49 nationally
Marshall Medical Centers
2505 U S Highway 431 North, Boaz, AL 35957 · (256) 593-8310
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Marshall Medical Centers billed $2.52 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
- 2.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 53
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #1
- 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 88% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 93% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 95% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
159 | $12,266 | $2,603 | -36% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
104 | $15,258 | $5,613 | -62% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
101 | $5,519 | $1,548 | -53% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
99 | $30,333 | $13,726 | -54% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
99 | $6,602 | $1,323 | -35% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
89 | $11,824 | $4,529 | -66% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
86 | $26,804 | $10,900 | -57% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $10,296 | $2,177 | -47% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
68 | $7,723 | $2,652 | -62% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $8,262 | $4,027 | -70% |
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 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$24,776 | $4,540 | -28% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,602 | $1,323 | -35% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,266 | $2,603 | -36% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$30,794 | $8,804 | -36% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,620 | $1,407 | -42% |
|
Level 4 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5194 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$52,023 | $13,081 | -46% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,296 | $2,177 | -47% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,857 | $1,516 | -48% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Infection Needing Surgery (severe)
MS-DRG 853 · Inpatient stay |
$40,732 | $28,828 | -77% |
|
Extracranial Procedures without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 039 · Inpatient stay |
$14,508 | $9,074 | -73% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,262 | $4,027 | -70% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$17,527 | $14,956 | -69% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,628 | $2,985 | -68% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,922 | $4,557 | -67% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,824 | $4,529 | -66% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 641 · Inpatient stay |
$10,345 | $6,043 | -66% |
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.