Albany Medical Center Hospital
Albany Medical Center Hospital in Albany, NY charges 4.5x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 174 analyzed procedures, positioning it among moderately-priced nonprofit facilities in the region.
Albany, NY 12208 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Michael Glenn reviews CMS datasets and drug pricing at BillRazor Research. He focuses on NADAC acquisition costs and procedure coding accuracy. Expertise: drug pricing, NADAC data, CPT coding.
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Pricing grade
C
Average
Avg markup vs Medicare
4.46x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.29x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
174
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $168,740 | $84,370 | — | 8.3x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $34,514 | $17,257 | — | 8.1x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $54,162 | $27,081 | — | 7.8x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $55,306 | $27,653 | — | 7.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITHOUT CC/MCC | 282 | $32,762 | $16,381 | — | 7.3x |
| CELLULITIS WITH MCC | 602 | $60,161 | $30,080 | — | 7.1x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $123,193 | $61,597 | — | 6.9x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $35,261 | $17,631 | — | 6.9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 699 | $48,375 | $24,188 | — | 6.8x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $41,177 | $20,589 | — | 6.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $20,653 | $10,326 | — | 6.5x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $64,595 | $32,297 | — | 6.5x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITHOUT MCC | 552 | $37,769 | $18,885 | — | 6.3x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $79,234 | $39,617 | — | 6.2x |
| RESPIRATORY NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 180 | $81,476 | $40,738 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $27,890 | $13,945 | — | 6.1x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $38,436 | $19,218 | — | 6.1x |
| BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMA WITH CC/MCC | 202 | $39,343 | $19,671 | — | 6x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $32,698 | $16,349 | — | 6x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH CC | 092 | $43,324 | $21,662 | — | 6x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC | 315 | $40,899 | $20,449 | — | 5.9x |
| TRAUMATIC STUPOR AND COMA >1 HOUR WITHOUT CC/MCC | 084 | $31,745 | $15,872 | — | 5.8x |
| DYSEQUILIBRIUM | 149 | $28,399 | $14,199 | — | 5.8x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITH MCC | 242 | $196,105 | $98,053 | — | 5.8x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 446 | $34,011 | $17,005 | — | 5.8x |
| LYMPHOMA AND NON-ACUTE LEUKEMIA WITH MCC | 840 | $156,724 | $78,362 | — | 5.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, EXPIRED WITH MCC | 283 | $100,152 | $50,076 | — | 5.6x |
| OTHER MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 963 | $99,206 | $49,603 | — | 5.6x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $163,705 | $81,853 | — | 5.6x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $31,836 | $15,918 | — | 5.5x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $78,345 | $39,173 | — | 5.4x |
| ENDOCRINE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 643 | $56,743 | $28,372 | — | 5.4x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $29,056 | $14,528 | — | 5.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $17,985 | $8,992 | — | 5.3x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 812 | $32,705 | $16,352 | — | 5.2x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $29,311 | $14,655 | — | 5.2x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $33,348 | $16,674 | — | 5.1x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $64,797 | $32,398 | — | 5.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $49,192 | $24,596 | — | 5.1x |
| POISONING AND TOXIC EFFECTS OF DRUGS WITH MCC | 917 | $63,631 | $31,816 | — | 5.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $35,235 | $17,617 | — | 5.1x |
| OTHER O.R. PROCEDURES FOR MULTIPLE SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA WITH MCC | 957 | $204,501 | $102,251 | — | 5x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH MCC | 682 | $50,201 | $25,101 | — | 5x |
| OTHER DISORDERS OF NERVOUS SYSTEM WITH MCC | 091 | $73,608 | $36,804 | — | 5x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $53,965 | $26,982 | — | 5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $44,315 | $22,158 | — | 5x |
| KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC | 690 | $28,206 | $14,103 | — | 5x |
| OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 516 | $64,503 | $32,252 | — | 5x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $26,112 | $13,056 | — | 5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $45,569 | $22,785 | — | 5x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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