Alabama / Marshall Medical Centers South Campus
CMS certification 010005 · Boaz, AL
Marshall Medical Centers South Campus: charges and Medicare payments
Marshall Medical Centers South Campus reported 772 Medicare inpatient stays across 28 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 2.09 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Alabama, number 44 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: 99 stays at an average charge of $30,333, 66% below the national average. It also billed 1,166 outpatient services, charging 3.97 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 772
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 2.09×
- 3Rank in AL (highest ratio = 1) 44 of 45
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 0
Inpatient stays
For the 28 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Marshall Medical Centers South Campus 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 | 99 | $30,333 | -66% | $13,726 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 50 | $27,003 | -62% | $11,574 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 48 | $16,851 | -70% | $9,332 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 45 | $21,995 | -63% | $9,564 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 39 | $14,624 | -72% | $8,684 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 37 | $12,720 | -66% | $6,562 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 37 | $17,726 | -64% | $7,569 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 34 | $20,370 | -60% | $8,626 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 31 | $31,769 | -69% | $14,010 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 30 | $14,590 | -62% | $6,493 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 27 | $15,205 | -59% | $8,241 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 26 | $18,036 | -68% | $8,311 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 24 | $11,994 | -70% | $6,752 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 24 | $13,860 | -66% | $6,757 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 23 | $17,382 | -64% | $7,499 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 23 | $32,521 | -68% | $14,930 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 19 | $26,105 | -60% | $10,956 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 18 | $30,794 | -47% | $8,804 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $10,345 | -72% | $6,043 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 17 | $16,459 | -64% | $7,416 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 16 | $25,847 | -66% | $10,360 |
| 885 Psychoses | 14 | $12,529 | -72% | $10,845 |
| 039 Extracranial Procedures without CC/MCC | 13 | $14,508 | -77% | $9,074 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 13 | $12,943 | -72% | $6,542 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 13 | $11,747 | -70% | $5,800 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 12 | $40,732 | -82% | $28,828 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 11 | $17,519 | -71% | $10,815 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $17,527 | -76% | $14,956 |
Outpatient services
Against the Alabama average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Marshall Medical Centers South Campus charged $30,333 on average, 62% less than the Alabama average of $80,125, and was paid $13,726 against a state average of $14,647. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Marshall Medical Centers South Campus charged $27,003 on average, 55% less than the Alabama average of $59,377, and was paid $11,574 against a state average of $12,400. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Marshall Medical Centers South Campus charged $16,851 on average, 62% less than the Alabama average of $43,997, and was paid $9,332 against a state average of $10,010. For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Marshall Medical Centers South Campus charged $21,995 on average, 56% less than the Alabama average of $50,009, and was paid $9,564 against a state average of $10,124. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $12,266 was 48% below the state average of $23,706. For Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5114), its average charge of $15,258 was 72% below the state average of $54,370. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $5,519 was 67% below the state average of $16,696. For Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage (outpatient APC 5072), its average charge of $6,602 was 41% below the state average of $11,270.
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.