31/100
#1,853 nationally
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
400 East 10Th Street, Anniston, AL 36207 · (256) 235-5121
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center billed $6.10 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
- 6.1x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 78
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #32
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 1/5
- 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 26% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 28% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 39% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 30% 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 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
577 | $15,186 | $1,680 | +29% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
211 | $25,424 | $2,934 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
190 | $82,003 | $14,464 | +26% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
153 | $1,376 | $623 | -56% |
|
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5193 · Hospital outpatient visit |
96 | $76,951 | $9,586 | +14% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
88 | $43,942 | $9,297 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
86 | $15,243 | $1,465 | +51% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
82 | $19,427 | $2,063 | +65% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
71 | $122,348 | $13,819 | +53% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
71 | $21,980 | $2,330 | +13% |
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 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,118 | $2,591 | +127% |
|
Kidney or Urinary Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 698 · Inpatient stay |
$116,819 | $13,640 | +106% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$40,099 | $3,071 | +94% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$39,481 | $2,818 | +94% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$103,839 | $11,983 | +66% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$19,427 | $2,063 | +65% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,716 | $1,404 | +58% |
|
Hip or Knee Replacement (without major complications)
MS-DRG 470 · Inpatient stay |
$122,348 | $13,819 | +53% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$1,376 | $623 | -56% |
|
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation Therapy
MS-DRG 895 · Inpatient stay |
$20,140 | $11,097 | -43% |
|
Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 270 · Inpatient stay |
$134,860 | $31,429 | -40% |
|
Respiratory Infection (with complications)
MS-DRG 178 · Inpatient stay |
$25,412 | $6,798 | -32% |
|
Peripheral Vascular Disorders with Complications
MS-DRG 300 · Inpatient stay |
$30,445 | $8,025 | -29% |
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$34,497 | $9,471 | -29% |
|
Circulatory Disorders Except Heart Attack, with Cardiac Catheterization with Major
MS-DRG 286 · Inpatient stay |
$63,597 | $15,121 | -28% |
|
Sepsis
MS-DRG 870 · Inpatient stay |
$198,785 | $49,272 | -26% |
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.