St Vincent's Birmingham
St. Vincent's Birmingham, a nonprofit hospital in Birmingham, AL, charges 5.6x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 85 analyzed procedures.
Birmingham, AL 35205 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 3/5
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.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
5.6x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
13.01x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
85
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $63,467 | $31,733 | — | 13x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $138,510 | $69,255 | — | 12.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH INTRALUMINAL DEVICE WITHOUT MCC | 322 | $123,528 | $61,764 | — | 12.3x |
| MAJOR HIP AND KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT OR REATTACHMENT OF LOWER EXTREMITY WITHOUT MCC | 470 | $67,618 | $33,809 | — | 9.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $167,885 | $83,942 | — | 8.8x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $35,537 | $17,768 | — | 8.1x |
| MAJOR CHEST PROCEDURES WITH CC | 164 | $105,447 | $52,723 | — | 8x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $47,688 | $23,844 | — | 7.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 286 | $91,651 | $45,825 | — | 7.7x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $38,381 | $19,191 | — | 7.6x |
| CHEST PAIN | 313 | $28,400 | $14,200 | — | 7.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $26,222 | $13,111 | — | 7.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $63,148 | $31,574 | — | 7.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH MCC | 388 | $69,362 | $34,681 | — | 6.9x |
| HYPERTENSION WITHOUT MCC | 305 | $28,950 | $14,475 | — | 6.9x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $96,154 | $48,077 | — | 6.8x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 981 | $178,662 | $89,331 | — | 6.8x |
| RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSIS WITH VENTILATOR SUPPORT <=96 HOURS | 208 | $131,626 | $65,813 | — | 6.6x |
| SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 460 | $97,441 | $48,720 | — | 6.5x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 039 | $42,117 | $21,058 | — | 6.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $53,264 | $26,632 | — | 6.4x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $31,981 | $15,991 | — | 6.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 329 | $143,125 | $71,563 | — | 6.3x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $43,995 | $21,998 | — | 6.2x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $21,832 | $10,916 | — | 6.2x |
| RED BLOOD CELL DISORDERS WITH MCC | 811 | $47,071 | $23,535 | — | 6.1x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 390 | $16,532 | $8,266 | — | 6.1x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $25,379 | $12,690 | — | 6x |
| EXTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 038 | $59,812 | $29,906 | — | 5.9x |
| INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC DISEASES WITH O.R. PROCEDURES WITH CC | 854 | $73,728 | $36,864 | — | 5.8x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITHOUT CC/MCC | 310 | $16,134 | $8,067 | — | 5.8x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 872 | $31,591 | $15,795 | — | 5.7x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $32,061 | $16,031 | — | 5.5x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $70,503 | $35,251 | — | 5.5x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $24,293 | $12,147 | — | 5.5x |
| COAGULATION DISORDERS | 813 | $53,153 | $26,577 | — | 5.4x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 871 | $61,614 | $30,807 | — | 5.4x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH MCC | 308 | $35,867 | $17,933 | — | 5.3x |
| SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITH MV >96 HOURS | 870 | $216,222 | $108,111 | — | 5.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $58,637 | $29,319 | — | 5.2x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION WITH CC | 389 | $21,800 | $10,900 | — | 5.2x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITH MCC | 391 | $38,776 | $19,388 | — | 5.2x |
| COMPLICATIONS OF TREATMENT WITH MCC | 919 | $59,475 | $29,738 | — | 5.2x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $36,946 | $18,473 | — | 5.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 641 | $21,512 | $10,756 | — | 5x |
| REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 467 | $74,245 | $37,122 | — | 5x |
| CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC | 190 | $31,702 | $15,851 | — | 5x |
| CERVICAL SPINAL FUSION WITH CC | 472 | $76,603 | $38,302 | — | 5x |
| TRACHEOSTOMY WITH MV >96 HOURS OR PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS EXCEPT FACE, MOUTH AND NECK WITHOU | 004 | $305,362 | $152,681 | — | 4.9x |
| OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 698 | $45,862 | $22,931 | — | 4.9x |
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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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