Alabama / Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center
CMS certification 010078 · Anniston, AL · 2 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center reported 1,633 Medicare inpatient stays across 53 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 5.47 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Alabama, number 15 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: 190 stays at an average charge of $82,003, 9% below the national average. It also billed 1,824 outpatient services, charging 10.35 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 1,633
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 5.47×
- 3Rank in AL (highest ratio = 1) 15 of 45
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 2
Inpatient stays
For the 53 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center charged more than the national average in 6 (11%). 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 | 190 | $82,003 | -9% | $14,464 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 88 | $43,942 | -22% | $9,297 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 71 | $122,348 | +31% | $13,819 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 60 | $60,342 | -20% | $10,914 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 58 | $57,039 | -5% | $10,290 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 52 | $32,451 | -14% | $6,363 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 51 | $50,434 | -29% | $11,857 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 44 | $44,543 | -23% | $9,106 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 43 | $58,162 | +20% | $7,481 |
| 895 Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence with Rehabilitation... | 43 | $20,140 | -41% | $11,097 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 42 | $118,520 | +3% | $14,339 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 39 | $37,972 | -26% | $8,459 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 38 | $70,117 | -18% | $12,840 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 37 | $31,184 | -32% | $6,697 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 35 | $37,883 | -6% | $6,187 |
| 853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with... | 34 | $142,805 | -38% | $36,634 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 31 | $30,312 | -16% | $5,842 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 31 | $81,018 | -20% | $14,616 |
| 872 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours without MCC | 31 | $38,331 | -22% | $7,605 |
| 313 Chest Pain | 29 | $28,532 | -29% | $5,661 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 28 | $38,971 | -23% | $8,226 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 28 | $41,174 | -27% | $9,306 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 28 | $74,724 | +13% | $10,849 |
| 321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 27 | $136,207 | -17% | $20,531 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 27 | $34,497 | -43% | $9,471 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 26 | $40,281 | -1% | $6,971 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 25 | $126,972 | +24% | $15,136 |
| 281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC | 24 | $43,000 | -15% | $7,878 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $26,397 | -29% | $6,038 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 20 | $56,825 | -11% | $10,086 |
| 180 Respiratory Neoplasms with MCC | 19 | $72,500 | -17% | $12,580 |
| 064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC | 18 | $76,210 | -24% | $13,869 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 18 | $30,504 | -18% | $6,714 |
| 202 Bronchitis and Asthma with CC/MCC | 17 | $36,138 | -22% | $7,289 |
| 480 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with MCC | 17 | $127,584 | -8% | $20,330 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 16 | $40,181 | -28% | $7,813 |
| 698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC | 16 | $116,819 | +59% | $13,640 |
| 870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours | 16 | $198,785 | -39% | $49,272 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 15 | $29,563 | -23% | $6,477 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 15 | $63,597 | -43% | $15,121 |
| 812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC | 15 | $36,933 | -17% | $6,638 |
| 300 Peripheral Vascular Disorders with CC | 14 | $30,445 | -38% | $8,024 |
| 393 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with MCC | 14 | $76,064 | -1% | $11,482 |
| 637 Diabetes with MCC | 14 | $47,732 | -28% | $9,739 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 13 | $25,412 | -44% | $6,798 |
| 071 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with CC | 12 | $49,887 | -1% | $8,044 |
| 207 Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96... | 12 | $212,444 | -27% | $45,886 |
| 270 Other Major Cardiovascular Procedures with MCC | 12 | $134,860 | -48% | $31,429 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 12 | $20,521 | -29% | $5,270 |
| 329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC | 12 | $194,088 | -10% | $30,599 |
| 394 Other Digestive System Diagnoses with CC | 12 | $44,832 | -5% | $7,194 |
| 536 Fractures of Hip and Pelvis without MCC | 12 | $25,709 | -32% | $6,057 |
| 070 Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with MCC | 11 | $57,801 | -24% | $12,344 |
Outpatient services
Against the Alabama average
For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center charged $82,003 on average, 2% more than the Alabama average of $80,125, and was paid $14,464 against a state average of $14,647. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center charged $43,942 on average, 0% less than the Alabama average of $43,997, and was paid $9,297 against a state average of $10,010. For Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of Lower Extremity without MCC (DRG 470), Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center charged $122,348 on average, 20% more than the Alabama average of $101,964, and was paid $13,819 against a state average of $14,592. For Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC (DRG 280), Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center charged $60,342 on average, 17% less than the Alabama average of $72,651, and was paid $10,914 against a state average of $12,290. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $15,186 was 9% below the state average of $16,696. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $25,424 was 16% below the state average of $30,210. For Level 2 Urology and Related Services (outpatient APC 5372), its average charge of $1,376 was 58% below the state average of $3,245. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $76,951 was 9% below the state average of $84,104.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, AL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2021-06-23 (CMS case 162)
- Closure Notice — 2021-12-01 (CMS case 162)
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.