Alabama / Brookwood Baptist Medical Center
CMS certification 010139 · Vestavia, AL
Brookwood Baptist Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Brookwood Baptist Medical Center reported 906 Medicare inpatient stays across 41 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 14.89 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Alabama, number 3 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: 147 stays at an average charge of $220,702, 144% above the national average. It also billed 1,182 outpatient services, charging 20.79 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 906
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 14.89×
- 3Rank in AL (highest ratio = 1) 3 of 45
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 41 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Brookwood Baptist Medical Center charged more than the national average in 41 (100%). 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 | 147 | $220,702 | +144% | $13,383 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 56 | $238,184 | +139% | $14,457 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 49 | $102,239 | +81% | $8,743 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 40 | $478,913 | +109% | $33,852 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 31 | $315,553 | +101% | $21,501 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 31 | $102,162 | +154% | $5,978 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 28 | $130,798 | +85% | $11,856 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 24 | $123,912 | +107% | $8,750 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 24 | $119,271 | +57% | $11,028 |
| 267 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 23 | $698,413 | +216% | $30,672 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 23 | $98,842 | +93% | $8,447 |
| 023 Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns... | 19 | $449,315 | +60% | $32,562 |
| 552 Medical Back Problems without MCC | 19 | $92,801 | +90% | $6,616 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $148,921 | +147% | $8,637 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 18 | $118,538 | +106% | $9,189 |
| 330 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with CC | 18 | $246,664 | +107% | $16,952 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 18 | $203,101 | +138% | $13,829 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 17 | $100,274 | +107% | $7,630 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 16 | $133,352 | +139% | $7,125 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 16 | $911,946 | +220% | $48,270 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $206,055 | +117% | $18,529 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 16 | $101,587 | +129% | $9,635 |
| 025 Craniotomy and Endovascular Intracranial Procedures with MCC | 15 | $426,125 | +84% | $29,291 |
| 100 Seizures with MCC | 15 | $194,286 | +106% | $11,446 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 15 | $155,529 | +136% | $9,688 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 14 | $218,192 | +90% | $13,803 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 14 | $465,216 | +116% | $37,421 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 14 | $84,673 | +108% | $7,109 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 13 | $120,085 | +7% | $14,066 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 13 | $108,179 | +121% | $7,746 |
| 305 Hypertension without MCC | 12 | $71,389 | +78% | $6,178 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 12 | $95,438 | +158% | $6,396 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 12 | $133,802 | +82% | $10,940 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 12 | $694,419 | +115% | $47,518 |
| 035 Carotid Artery Stent Procedures with CC | 11 | $184,303 | +62% | $15,753 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 11 | $86,588 | +72% | $5,714 |
| 082 Traumatic Stupor and Coma >1 Hour with MCC | 11 | $188,987 | +64% | $15,712 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 11 | $107,399 | +68% | $6,592 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $164,846 | +115% | $12,150 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 11 | $218,718 | +117% | $13,134 |
| 811 Red Blood Cell Disorders with MCC | 11 | $140,408 | +106% | $18,751 |
Outpatient services
Against the Alabama average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Brookwood Baptist Medical Center charged $220,702 on average, 175% more than the Alabama average of $80,125, and was paid $13,383 against a state average of $14,647. For Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC (DRG 064), Brookwood Baptist Medical Center charged $238,184 on average, 159% more than the Alabama average of $92,044, and was paid $14,457 against a state average of $15,769. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Brookwood Baptist Medical Center charged $102,239 on average, 132% more than the Alabama average of $43,997, and was paid $8,743 against a state average of $10,010. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Brookwood Baptist Medical Center charged $478,913 on average, 130% more than the Alabama average of $208,570, and was paid $33,852 against a state average of $36,568. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $56,028 was 85% above the state average of $30,210. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $18,260 was 62% above the state average of $11,270. For Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures (outpatient APC 5213), its average charge of $297,480 was 65% above the state average of $180,164. For Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services (outpatient APC 5362), its average charge of $97,761 was 33% above the state average of $73,567.
Price-transparency record
No action in CMS's price-transparency enforcement list (July 2026) matches this hospital's exact name, city and state. That can mean CMS has not reviewed it, or that it is listed under a different name.
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.