Citizens Baptist Medical Center
Citizens Baptist Medical Center in Talladega, Alabama charges 7.9x the Medicare reimbursement rate on average, based on analysis of 4 medical procedures at this nonprofit hospital.
Talladega, AL 35160 · Acute Care Hospitals
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
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
7.89x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
8.63x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 291 | $76,201 | $38,101 | — | 8.6x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $73,845 | $36,923 | — | 7.9x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $97,257 | $48,629 | — | 7.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $65,035 | $32,518 | — | 7.3x |
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Data: Federal hospital pricing data, updated annually. All data publicly available under federal law.
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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