91/100
#75 nationally
North Baldwin Infirmary
1815 Hand Avenue, Bay Minette, AL 36507 · (251) 937-5521
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, North Baldwin Infirmary billed $2.79 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
- 11
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #2
- 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 91% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
98 | $11,621 | $2,188 | -40% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $5,052 | $1,603 | -55% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
22 | $6,977 | $2,492 | -66% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
20 | $35,647 | $15,370 | -45% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
16 | $18,062 | $10,405 | -58% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
14 | $13,040 | $3,972 | -63% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $11,701 | $5,938 | -71% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $19,606 | $10,913 | -69% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
12 | $4,614 | $1,381 | -61% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
11 | $22,509 | $11,495 | -52% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,621 | $2,188 | -40% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$35,647 | $15,370 | -45% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,397 | $1,346 | -46% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$22,509 | $11,495 | -52% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,052 | $1,603 | -55% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$18,062 | $10,405 | -58% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,614 | $1,381 | -61% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,040 | $3,972 | -63% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,701 | $5,938 | -71% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,606 | $10,913 | -69% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,977 | $2,492 | -66% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,040 | $3,972 | -63% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$4,614 | $1,381 | -61% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$18,062 | $10,405 | -58% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$5,052 | $1,603 | -55% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$22,509 | $11,495 | -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.