35/100
#1,755 nationally
University Of Alabama Hospital
619 South 19Th Street, Birmingham, AL 35233 · (205) 934-4011
Charges far above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, University Of Alabama Hospital billed $4.96 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
- 5.0x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 273
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #31
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 2/5
- 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 39% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 30% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 33% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 35% 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 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
991 | $9,111 | $1,324 | -10% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
696 | $31,856 | $2,671 | +26% |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
669 | $3,315 | $570 | +6% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
452 | $14,117 | $1,527 | +20% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
442 | $23,655 | $2,262 | +22% |
|
Level 3 Airway Endoscopy
APC 5153 · Hospital outpatient visit |
441 | $8,501 | $1,407 | -25% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
392 | $12,684 | $1,656 | about average |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
344 | $17,649 | $2,577 | -8% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
329 | $94,600 | $22,459 | +45% |
|
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures
APC 5213 · Hospital outpatient visit |
308 | $169,637 | $19,014 | +28% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Psychoses
MS-DRG 885 · Inpatient stay |
$82,063 | $24,267 | +127% |
|
Interstitial Lung Disease with Major Complications
MS-DRG 196 · Inpatient stay |
$175,579 | $32,923 | +119% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$172,578 | $29,900 | +114% |
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with Complications
MS-DRG 083 · Inpatient stay |
$126,903 | $21,902 | +112% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 329 · Inpatient stay |
$356,964 | $76,499 | +99% |
|
Major Chest Trauma with Complications
MS-DRG 184 · Inpatient stay |
$95,628 | $13,968 | +96% |
|
Irregular Heartbeat (with complications)
MS-DRG 309 · Inpatient stay |
$59,773 | $13,726 | +95% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$21,121 | $1,223 | +88% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Malignancy, Female Reproductive System with Major Complications
MS-DRG 754 · Inpatient stay |
$44,922 | $18,377 | -46% |
|
Cochlear Implant Procedure
APC 5166 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$73,731 | $27,913 | -40% |
|
Other Ear, Nose, Mouth and Throat Operating Room Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 144 · Inpatient stay |
$66,213 | $16,357 | -39% |
|
Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Other Procedures Wi
MS-DRG 829 · Inpatient stay |
$120,382 | $27,837 | -35% |
|
Myeloproliferative Disorders or Poorly Differentiated Neoplasms with Major Operating Room
MS-DRG 828 · Inpatient stay |
$70,891 | $21,695 | -35% |
|
Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Ovarian or Adnexal Malignancy with Complications
MS-DRG 737 · Inpatient stay |
$76,204 | $18,137 | -34% |
|
Malignancy of Hepatobiliary System or Pancreas with Complications
MS-DRG 436 · Inpatient stay |
$36,255 | $16,053 | -33% |
|
Digestive Malignancy with Major Complications
MS-DRG 374 · Inpatient stay |
$57,941 | $21,086 | -33% |
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.