83/100
#284 nationally
Usa Health University Hospital
2451 Fillingim Street, Mobile, AL 36617 · (251) 471-7110
Charges close to what care is actually paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Usa Health University Hospital billed $2.57 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
- 2.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 60
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in AL
- #7
- 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 85% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 84% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 83% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 70% 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 |
155 | $7,631 | $1,541 | -35% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
83 | $7,282 | $1,673 | -44% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
79 | $11,031 | $2,183 | -43% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
62 | $8,418 | $2,891 | -59% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
60 | $6,096 | $1,286 | -40% |
|
Level 4 Vascular Procedures
APC 5184 · Hospital outpatient visit |
58 | $22,171 | $4,557 | -39% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
57 | $59,355 | $25,299 | -9% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
56 | $10,134 | $2,643 | -47% |
|
Stroke (severe)
MS-DRG 064 · Inpatient stay |
53 | $58,377 | $21,039 | -23% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
39 | $37,418 | $15,199 | -18% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fluid and Electrolyte Disorder (severe)
MS-DRG 640 · Inpatient stay |
$57,528 | $22,901 | +19% |
|
Seizures with Major Complications
MS-DRG 100 · Inpatient stay |
$84,517 | $27,998 | +5% |
|
Complex GI Procedures
APC 5331 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$29,313 | $4,726 | about average |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$59,355 | $25,299 | -9% |
|
Level 4 Neurostimulator and Related Procedures
APC 5464 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$71,205 | $18,097 | -12% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
$24,917 | $12,715 | -16% |
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$26,593 | $12,068 | -18% |
|
Stroke (with complications)
MS-DRG 065 · Inpatient stay |
$37,418 | $15,199 | -18% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour without Complications/mcc
MS-DRG 087 · Inpatient stay |
$13,040 | $10,541 | -76% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,739 | $2,647 | -69% |
|
Level 2 Breast/lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures
APC 5092 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,067 | $5,407 | -64% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$9,913 | $4,114 | -64% |
|
Level 2 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5192 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,683 | $4,739 | -63% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,679 | $2,684 | -62% |
|
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with Complications
MS-DRG 330 · Inpatient stay |
$39,935 | $22,483 | -60% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,418 | $2,891 | -59% |
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.