Alabama / Baptist Medical Center South
CMS certification 010023 · Montgomery, AL · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Baptist Medical Center South: charges and Medicare payments
Baptist Medical Center South reported 1,740 Medicare inpatient stays across 66 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.2 times what it was paid — mid-range in Alabama, number 30 of 45 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.24×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 871, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC: 141 stays at an average charge of $60,547, 33% below the national average. It also billed 1,772 outpatient services, charging 4.69 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,740
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.2×
- 3Rank in AL (highest ratio = 1) 30 of 45
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 66 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Baptist Medical Center South charged more than the national average in 0 (0%). Payments follow Medicare's rates, so they usually vary far less than charges.
| DRG | Stays | Avg charge | vs US | Avg paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 141 | $60,547 | -33% | $17,694 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 91 | $33,923 | -40% | $11,354 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 62 | $50,860 | -49% | $15,669 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 60 | $37,193 | -51% | $13,598 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 59 | $34,084 | -43% | $12,381 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 54 | $37,307 | -33% | $10,550 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 47 | $41,725 | -59% | $15,769 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 40 | $34,945 | -32% | $10,055 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 38 | $29,366 | -40% | $10,220 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 36 | $43,695 | -38% | $14,265 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 33 | $23,120 | -49% | $8,145 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 33 | $21,345 | -47% | $8,161 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 33 | $39,615 | -61% | $16,740 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 32 | $60,838 | -29% | $17,514 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 32 | $44,749 | -52% | $14,717 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 32 | $58,429 | -20% | $18,256 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 32 | $140,672 | -39% | $41,277 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 31 | $56,050 | -7% | $19,584 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 30 | $138,320 | -51% | $41,266 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 30 | $29,570 | -42% | $10,325 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 27 | $25,751 | -29% | $7,364 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 27 | $80,697 | -51% | $21,833 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 26 | $34,751 | -39% | $10,674 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 26 | $55,861 | -51% | $14,147 |
| 039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC | 23 | $24,291 | -62% | $9,642 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 23 | $22,554 | -55% | $9,706 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 23 | $30,308 | -20% | $13,787 |
| 101 Seizures without MCC | 22 | $32,036 | -34% | $9,351 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 22 | $22,650 | -54% | $8,616 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 21 | $93,415 | -56% | $29,445 |
| 391 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 21 | $58,501 | -4% | $14,775 |
| 460 Spinal Fusion except Cervical without MCC | 21 | $86,484 | -49% | $24,784 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 20 | $23,075 | -40% | $7,764 |
| 252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC | 20 | $88,822 | -48% | $34,322 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $26,966 | -27% | $9,441 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 18 | $31,041 | -38% | $8,505 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 18 | $68,339 | -28% | $20,084 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 18 | $61,618 | -56% | $21,969 |
| 482 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint without CC/MCC | 18 | $29,724 | -62% | $12,247 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 18 | $36,274 | -3% | $10,543 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 18 | $36,074 | -11% | $7,444 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 18 | $223,994 | -31% | $57,090 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 18 | $34,184 | -30% | $11,680 |
| 208 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support <=96... | 17 | $60,735 | -55% | $20,699 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 17 | $29,808 | -26% | $6,425 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 17 | $43,818 | -1% | $7,820 |
| 253 Other Vascular Procedures with CC | 16 | $46,161 | -65% | $18,230 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 16 | $13,100 | -54% | $5,820 |
| 066 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction without... | 15 | $34,904 | -18% | $6,795 |
| 180 Respiratory Neoplasms with MCC | 15 | $43,750 | -50% | $13,551 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 15 | $25,210 | -56% | $10,426 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 15 | $95,522 | -39% | $22,477 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 15 | $38,954 | -41% | $11,920 |
| 981 Extensive O.R. Procedures Unrelated To Principal Diagnosis... | 14 | $103,679 | -52% | $32,997 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 13 | $22,752 | -42% | $7,130 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 12 | $112,581 | -51% | $37,582 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $65,016 | -15% | $16,198 |
| 638 Diabetes with CC | 12 | $24,686 | -41% | $8,464 |
| 086 Traumatic Stupor and Coma <1 Hour with CC | 11 | $36,109 | -47% | $11,208 |
| 175 Pulmonary Embolism with MCC or Acute Cor Pulmonale | 11 | $35,084 | -46% | $16,717 |
Showing the 60 most frequent of 66 DRGs.
Outpatient services
Against the Alabama average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Baptist Medical Center South charged $60,547 on average, 24% less than the Alabama average of $80,125, and was paid $17,694 against a state average of $14,647. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Baptist Medical Center South charged $33,923 on average, 23% less than the Alabama average of $43,997, and was paid $11,354 against a state average of $10,010. For Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC (DRG 064), Baptist Medical Center South charged $50,860 on average, 45% less than the Alabama average of $92,044, and was paid $15,669 against a state average of $15,769. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Baptist Medical Center South charged $37,193 on average, 49% less than the Alabama average of $72,651, and was paid $13,598 against a state average of $12,290. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $9,931 was 40% below the state average of $16,650. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $36,012 was 54% below the state average of $79,031. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $4,642 was 59% below the state average of $11,270. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $12,580 was 58% below the state average of $30,210.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Baptist Medical Center South in Montgomery, AL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Met Requirements — 2025-07-11 (CMS case 5659)
A warning notice or corrective-action request is not a finding of wrongdoing; "Met Requirements" and closure notices record that CMS's review ended. Matched to this hospital by exact name, city and state.
Charges are the hospital's list prices averaged over its 2024 Medicare cases; payments are what those cases actually brought in. Neither is what you will pay. For a planned procedure, ask the hospital for its price estimate or, if you are uninsured or self-paying, a good-faith estimate.
Sources: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals — by Provider and Service / by Geography and Service, data year 2024; CMS Hospital Price Transparency Enforcement Activities and Outcomes, July 2026. Checked 2026-10-24. Methodology.