University Of Alabama Hospital
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
CCN: 010033 Acute Care Hospitals Emergency Services
3/5
CMS Star Rating
Average
226
DRG Categories
7,815
Total Discharges
$130,162
Avg Charges
$29,586
Avg Payment
$20,044
Avg Medicare
4.4x
Charge-to-Payment
Quality Ratings — CMS Hospital Compare
Based on CMS measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness
Mortality
Below Average Safety of Care
Above Average Readmissions
Below Average Patient Experience
Reported Alabama Average Rating
2.57 / 5 This hospital is above average
2 five-star hospitals of rated in Alabama
National Average Rating
3.08 / 5
288 five-star hospitals of 2866 rated nationally
Type: Acute Care Hospitals Ownership: Government - State
Compared to Alabama Average
How this hospital compares to the average of 69 hospitals in Alabama
Average Charges
$130,162 +61%
State avg: $80,830
Average Payment
$29,586 +99%
State avg: $14,876
Charge-to-Payment Ratio
4.4x Below avg
State avg: 5.48x
Top 20 DRGs by Volume
Most common diagnosis groups at this hospital, sorted by number of discharges
| DRG | Description | Discharges | Avg Charges | Avg Payment | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC | 339 | $91,911 | $21,202 | 4.33x |
| 274 | PERCUTANEOUS AND OTHER INTRACARDIAC PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 204 | $101,695 | $26,368 | 3.86x |
| 267 | ENDOVASCULAR CARDIAC VALVE REPLACEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT PROCEDURES WITHOUT MCC | 178 | $144,984 | $38,624 | 3.75x |
| 291 | HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC | 176 | $52,722 | $15,617 | 3.38x |
| 219 | CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 113 | $316,818 | $76,055 | 4.17x |
| 064 | INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 108 | $115,318 | $21,996 | 5.24x |
| 286 | CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 106 | $117,385 | $29,301 | 4.01x |
| 280 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 105 | $71,537 | $17,827 | 4.01x |
| 392 | ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 98 | $31,654 | $11,323 | 2.8x |
| 467 | REVISION OF HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT WITH CC | 97 | $106,575 | $30,790 | 3.46x |
| 177 | RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 94 | $82,039 | $19,349 | 4.24x |
| 220 | CARDIAC VALVE AND OTHER MAJOR CARDIOTHORACIC PROCEDURES WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION | 92 | $223,480 | $47,001 | 4.75x |
| 189 | PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 88 | $65,906 | $14,693 | 4.49x |
| 460 | SPINAL FUSION EXCEPT CERVICAL WITHOUT MCC | 85 | $156,254 | $38,762 | 4.03x |
| 640 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 82 | $74,827 | $17,242 | 4.34x |
| 025 | CRANIOTOMY AND ENDOVASCULAR INTRACRANIAL PROCEDURES WITH MCC | 80 | $245,035 | $46,736 | 5.24x |
| 236 | CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 78 | $181,738 | $37,709 | 4.82x |
| 235 | CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITH MCC | 76 | $247,683 | $51,271 | 4.83x |
| 641 | MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC | 76 | $37,062 | $10,118 | 3.66x |
| 872 | SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC | 75 | $43,966 | $12,729 | 3.45x |
Showing top 20 of 226 DRG categories at this hospital.
About This Data
Hospital charges and payment data are from the CMS Medicare Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Provider Summary. Quality star ratings (1-5) are from CMS Hospital Compare, based on measures of mortality, safety of care, readmissions, patient experience, and timeliness. Negotiated insurance rates are from hospital Machine-Readable Files (MRFs) required by the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule.