Alabama / Prattville Baptist Hospital
CMS certification 010108 · Prattville, AL · 1 entry in CMS's price-transparency list
Prattville Baptist Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Prattville Baptist Hospital reported 401 Medicare inpatient stays across 18 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.53 times what it was paid — mid-range in Alabama, number 26 of 45 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.24×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 193, Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC: 56 stays at an average charge of $41,723, 30% below the national average. It also billed 64 outpatient services, charging 6.67 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 401
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.53×
- 3Rank in AL (highest ratio = 1) 26 of 45
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 1
Inpatient stays
For the 18 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Prattville Baptist Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 56 | $41,723 | -30% | $8,990 |
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 53 | $28,052 | -50% | $9,197 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 41 | $46,362 | -49% | $12,886 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 27 | $34,401 | -51% | $11,328 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 23 | $29,344 | -42% | $7,659 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 23 | $26,826 | -56% | $9,255 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 22 | $23,215 | -40% | $6,074 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 19 | $20,627 | -44% | $5,702 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 17 | $33,070 | -36% | $7,722 |
| 191 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with CC | 16 | $26,160 | -34% | $6,184 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 15 | $21,604 | -47% | $7,607 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 15 | $23,028 | -39% | $6,846 |
| 069 Transient Ischemia without Thrombolytic | 14 | $24,782 | -51% | $5,847 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 13 | $20,638 | -49% | $5,760 |
| 178 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with CC | 12 | $17,581 | -61% | $6,898 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 12 | $26,503 | -53% | $8,330 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 12 | $27,686 | -58% | $9,939 |
| 280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC | 11 | $27,447 | -64% | $10,263 |
Outpatient services
| Service (APC) | Services | Avg charge | Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services | 64 | $10,860 | $2,101 |
Against the Alabama average
For Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC (DRG 193), Prattville Baptist Hospital charged $41,723 on average, 17% less than the Alabama average of $50,009, and was paid $8,990 against a state average of $10,124. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Prattville Baptist Hospital charged $28,052 on average, 36% less than the Alabama average of $43,997, and was paid $9,197 against a state average of $10,010. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Prattville Baptist Hospital charged $46,362 on average, 42% less than the Alabama average of $80,125, and was paid $12,886 against a state average of $14,647. For Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC (DRG 177), Prattville Baptist Hospital charged $34,401 on average, 42% less than the Alabama average of $59,377, and was paid $11,328 against a state average of $12,400. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $10,860 was 35% below the state average of $16,650.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Prattville Baptist Hospital in Prattville, 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 5668)
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.