67/100
#732 nationally
Medical West, An Affiliate Of Uab Health System
995 9Th Avenue Southwest, Bessemer, AL 35022 · (205) 481-7000
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Medical West, An Affiliate Of Uab Health System billed $3.77 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
- 3.8x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 33
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #22
- 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 67% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 59% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 73% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 66% 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 |
162 | $12,957 | $2,230 | -33% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
98 | $44,979 | $13,694 | -31% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
95 | $6,336 | $1,536 | -46% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
52 | $12,861 | $1,889 | +9% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
47 | $32,447 | $9,795 | -30% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
41 | $21,197 | $9,593 | -51% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
40 | $25,335 | $4,817 | -28% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
33 | $8,312 | $1,321 | -18% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
31 | $23,514 | $6,748 | -21% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
30 | $31,667 | $5,972 | -21% |
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 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,041 | $1,612 | +33% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,277 | $1,454 | +26% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,861 | $1,889 | +9% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,216 | $2,910 | -7% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,192 | $2,515 | -11% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,312 | $1,321 | -18% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$31,667 | $5,972 | -21% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$23,514 | $6,748 | -21% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$28,684 | $11,030 | -53% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$21,197 | $9,593 | -51% |
|
Pneumonia (with complications)
MS-DRG 194 · Inpatient stay |
$16,384 | $7,649 | -48% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,336 | $1,536 | -46% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$30,577 | $11,380 | -44% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
$22,741 | $8,217 | -42% |
|
Fainting
MS-DRG 312 · Inpatient stay |
$21,951 | $6,622 | -40% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,422 | $3,182 | -40% |
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.