Princeton Baptist Medical Center: charges and Medicare payments

Princeton Baptist Medical Center reported 906 Medicare inpatient stays across 36 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 8.16 times what it was paid — among the higher ratios in Alabama, number 10 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 $144,297, 60% above the national average. It also billed 662 outpatient services, charging 19.32 times what Medicare paid.

1Medicare inpatient stays 906
2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 8.16×
3Rank in AL (highest ratio = 1) 10 of 45
4CMS price-transparency actions 0

Average charge per stay at Princeton Baptist Medical Center, its 10 most frequent DRGs, bars to scale. Source: CMS DY2024.

Inpatient stays

For the 36 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Princeton Baptist Medical Center charged more than the national average in 35 (97%). 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	$144,297	+60%	$16,938
291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC	104	$74,426	+32%	$12,333
853 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with...	47	$316,441	+38%	$34,443
870 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours	41	$440,756	+36%	$51,994
280 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with MCC	40	$101,349	+34%	$15,175
274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC	30	$238,070	+52%	$24,083
064 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC	26	$132,131	+32%	$15,730
322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	26	$170,320	+49%	$17,157
287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	23	$90,444	+42%	$11,207
682 Renal Failure with MCC	22	$77,290	+17%	$12,926
065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or...	21	$79,266	+42%	$10,532
189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure	20	$64,608	+12%	$12,906
193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC	20	$92,909	+55%	$13,200
640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and...	19	$76,686	+27%	$13,397
377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC	18	$128,176	+50%	$18,359
698 Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC	18	$111,679	+52%	$15,665
286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac...	17	$205,393	+83%	$23,558
470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of...	17	$176,455	+89%	$14,080
689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC	17	$69,160	+35%	$11,176
266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement...	16	$355,531	+25%	$36,475
308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC	16	$93,070	+64%	$12,117
321 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal...	16	$249,270	+52%	$26,653
683 Renal Failure with CC	16	$62,372	+53%	$9,424
100 Seizures with MCC	15	$178,862	+90%	$20,008
177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC	15	$89,731	+27%	$12,964
233 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open...	15	$476,160	+24%	$56,978
309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC	15	$47,146	+31%	$9,122
392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive...	15	$92,369	+130%	$9,909
690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC	15	$65,496	+73%	$8,267
378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC	14	$90,146	+86%	$10,209
312 Syncope and Collapse	13	$87,359	+92%	$9,275
812 Red Blood Cell Disorders without MCC	13	$53,112	+20%	$8,101
329 Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures with MCC	12	$405,277	+89%	$49,158
252 Other Vascular Procedures with MCC	11	$251,550	+47%	$32,297
281 Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive with CC	11	$85,904	+70%	$9,494
884 Organic Disturbances and Intellectual Disability	11	$47,418	-24%	$11,214

Outpatient services

Service (APC)	Services	Avg charge	Medicare allowed
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures	190	$50,825	$2,560
Level 3 Vascular Procedures	58	$31,736	$2,397
Level 3 Endovascular Procedures	46	$130,173	$8,360
Comprehensive Observation Services	39	$38,159	$2,061
Level 3 Electrophysiologic Procedures	31	$223,530	$18,608
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services	30	$74,382	$4,336
Level 4 Urology and Related Services	30	$47,269	$2,687
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures	28	$150,337	$9,974
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage	26	$20,677	$1,150
Level 4 Vascular Procedures	25	$69,986	$4,587
Level 3 Urology and Related Services	25	$38,862	$1,491
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures	20	$20,807	$1,525
Level 5 Urology and Related Services	20	$61,768	$4,147
Level 1 Abdominal/Peritoneal/Biliary and Related Procedures	17	$59,602	$2,347
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures	16	$93,350	$5,675
Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures	13	$160,100	$12,320
Level 5 Airway Endoscopy	13	$53,878	$5,713
Level 3 Pacemaker and Similar Procedures	12	$69,095	$8,304
Level 2 Laparoscopy and Related Services	12	$150,519	$7,494
Complex GI Procedures	11	$87,178	$4,413

Against the Alabama average

For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Princeton Baptist Medical Center charged $144,297 on average, 80% more than the Alabama average of $80,125, and was paid $16,938 against a state average of $14,647. For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Princeton Baptist Medical Center charged $74,426 on average, 69% more than the Alabama average of $43,997, and was paid $12,333 against a state average of $10,010. For Infectious and Parasitic Diseases with O.R. Procedures with MCC (DRG 853), Princeton Baptist Medical Center charged $316,441 on average, 52% more than the Alabama average of $208,570, and was paid $34,443 against a state average of $36,568. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with MV >96 Hours (DRG 870), Princeton Baptist Medical Center charged $440,756 on average, 53% more than the Alabama average of $287,387, and was paid $51,994 against a state average of $48,752. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $50,825 was 68% above the state average of $30,210. For Level 3 Vascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5183), its average charge of $31,736 was 34% above the state average of $23,706. For Level 3 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5193), its average charge of $130,173 was 55% above the state average of $84,104. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $38,159 was 129% above the state average of $16,650.

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.