80/100
#361 nationally
Uab Callahan Eye Hospital Authority
1720 University Blvd Ste 305, Birmingham, AL 35233
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Uab Callahan Eye Hospital Authority billed $4.42 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
- 4.4x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 19
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #10
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- Not rated
- 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 95% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 75% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 75% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 56% 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 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
1,304 | $10,067 | $1,920 | -14% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
731 | $18,817 | $3,361 | -9% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
425 | $8,408 | $1,934 | -42% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
114 | $57,295 | $17,849 | -29% |
|
Level 4 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5504 · Hospital outpatient visit |
76 | $11,554 | $3,095 | -51% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
69 | $11,999 | $3,035 | -50% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
54 | $14,620 | $4,889 | -57% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
49 | $22,119 | $4,154 | -9% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
43 | $14,711 | $5,343 | -63% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
39 | $10,095 | $1,314 | -10% |
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 |
$12,778 | $1,612 | +13% |
|
Extraocular Procedures Except Orbit
MS-DRG 115 · Inpatient stay |
$45,207 | $32,996 | about average |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,710 | $1,353 | -4% |
|
Level 3 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5493 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,119 | $4,154 | -9% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,817 | $3,361 | -9% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,095 | $1,314 | -10% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,067 | $1,920 | -14% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,148 | $2,559 | -21% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,043 | $4,543 | -63% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,711 | $5,343 | -63% |
|
Level 5 ENT Procedures
APC 5165 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,620 | $4,889 | -57% |
|
Level 4 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5504 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,554 | $3,095 | -51% |
|
Level 1 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5091 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,999 | $3,035 | -50% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,807 | $2,518 | -49% |
|
Level 2 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5462 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,217 | $5,709 | -46% |
|
Level 3 Extraocular, Repair, and Plastic Eye Procedures
APC 5503 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,408 | $1,934 | -42% |
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.