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Medical costs in Birmingham, AL

5 hospitals · 30 procedures tracked

By Kevin Nyk , Medical Billing Analyst · ·
Data from CMS files published FY 2024 CMS IPPS. Refreshed weekly.
About the analyst

Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.

CMS price transparency
5 hospitals
Updated 2026-04-03
Compare your charges against 4 CMS benchmark datasets — including the rates shown on this page.

Hospitals in metro

5

Procedures tracked

30

vs national avg

1.17x

Top procedures by average charge in BIRMINGHAM

All tracked procedures

ProcedureHospitalsAvg chargevs nationalMarkup
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURSDRG 8705$350,9671.16x8.4x
INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH MCCDRG 8535$271,8961.34x9x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES ODRG 2465$206,1821.27x11.4x
PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCCDRG 2475$154,6651.38x14.4x
PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCCDRG 2745$141,2700.98x7.2x
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCCDRG 2865$123,1691.22x9.9x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCCDRG 0645$104,2921.19x8.6x
SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCCDRG 8715$101,7411.36x8.4x
OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 3145$93,7761.06x7.2x
GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCCDRG 3775$81,1091.03x7.7x
CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCCDRG 2875$77,4531.28x12.5x
OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCCDRG 6985$77,4001.17x7.5x
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCCDRG 1775$77,3971.24x7.4x
ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCCDRG 2805$76,7631.08x8x
SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCCDRG 1935$65,3411.20x8.5x
RENAL FAILURE WITH MCCDRG 6825$64,3591.07x7x
CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCCDRG 3085$63,9241.18x9.3x
PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILUREDRG 1895$63,6561.17x8.5x
INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURSDRG 0655$61,7891.17x10.5x
MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCCDRG 6405$61,6621.13x7.4x
Rates shown are from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule and CMS IPPS. BillRazor compares your bill against these data sources. See how it works →

Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files, Medicare IPPS DRG rates, FY 2024. All pricing data publicly available under 45 CFR Part 180.

City-level methodology: Cost indices are computed by comparing the average markup ratio of hospitals in this metro area against the national median. Values above 1.0x indicate higher-than-average charges relative to Medicare.

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