Alabama / Springhill Memorial Hospital
CMS certification 010144 · Mobile, AL · 3 entries in CMS's price-transparency list
Springhill Memorial Hospital: charges and Medicare payments
Springhill Memorial Hospital reported 970 Medicare inpatient stays across 36 DRGs in 2024. Across them it charged 3.11 times what it was paid — among the lower ratios in Alabama, number 32 of 45 hospitals with at least 100 stays (state median 4.24×, national 4.15×). Its most frequent stay was DRG 291, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC: 94 stays at an average charge of $22,356, 60% below the national average. It also billed 1,355 outpatient services, charging 4.76 times what Medicare paid.
- 1Medicare inpatient stays 970
- 2Charge ÷ paid, inpatient 3.11×
- 3Rank in AL (highest ratio = 1) 32 of 45
- 4CMS price-transparency actions 3
Inpatient stays
For the 36 DRGs that can be compared with the national average, Springhill Memorial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 Heart Failure and Shock with MCC | 94 | $22,356 | -60% | $9,028 |
| 266 Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement... | 85 | $120,930 | -58% | $39,007 |
| 274 Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC | 74 | $91,294 | -42% | $20,465 |
| 871 Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC | 65 | $37,951 | -58% | $12,756 |
| 193 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC | 63 | $25,496 | -57% | $8,996 |
| 690 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC | 37 | $14,676 | -61% | $5,894 |
| 177 Respiratory Infections and Inflammations with MCC | 35 | $32,752 | -54% | $11,195 |
| 689 Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC | 33 | $22,599 | -56% | $8,163 |
| 378 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with CC | 28 | $21,772 | -55% | $7,293 |
| 603 Cellulitis without MCC | 27 | $14,506 | -61% | $7,369 |
| 683 Renal Failure with CC | 27 | $18,096 | -56% | $6,540 |
| 392 Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis and Miscellaneous Digestive... | 23 | $16,096 | -60% | $5,875 |
| 287 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 22 | $31,368 | -51% | $8,824 |
| 640 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 21 | $20,409 | -66% | $8,953 |
| 309 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with CC | 19 | $10,092 | -72% | $5,436 |
| 472 Cervical Spinal Fusion with CC | 19 | $43,839 | -69% | $18,648 |
| 194 Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC | 18 | $19,325 | -50% | $5,995 |
| 377 Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage with MCC | 18 | $43,415 | -49% | $11,886 |
| 641 Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and... | 18 | $12,377 | -67% | $5,629 |
| 190 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with MCC | 17 | $26,152 | -48% | $7,775 |
| 236 Coronary Bypass without Cardiac Catheterization without MCC | 17 | $84,552 | -60% | $23,594 |
| 308 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC | 17 | $14,874 | -74% | $8,311 |
| 312 Syncope and Collapse | 17 | $20,853 | -54% | $6,242 |
| 036 Carotid Artery Stent Procedures without CC/MCC | 16 | $35,427 | -60% | $12,020 |
| 481 Hip and Femur Procedures except Major Joint with CC | 16 | $37,498 | -63% | $13,589 |
| 065 Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with CC or... | 15 | $20,555 | -63% | $7,343 |
| 310 Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders without CC/MCC | 14 | $10,073 | -65% | $4,361 |
| 470 Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement or Reattachment of... | 14 | $34,718 | -63% | $12,448 |
| 682 Renal Failure with MCC | 14 | $24,227 | -63% | $9,938 |
| 189 Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure | 13 | $26,343 | -54% | $8,526 |
| 234 Coronary Bypass with Cardiac Catheterization or Open... | 13 | $114,715 | -57% | $28,320 |
| 322 Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures with Intraluminal... | 13 | $60,192 | -47% | $19,774 |
| 389 Gastrointestinal Obstruction with CC | 13 | $12,701 | -67% | $6,144 |
| 286 Circulatory Disorders except AMI, with Cardiac... | 12 | $55,702 | -50% | $14,249 |
| 522 Hip Replacement with Principal Diagnosis of Hip Fracture... | 12 | $42,165 | -59% | $13,959 |
| 314 Other Circulatory System Diagnoses with MCC | 11 | $24,919 | -74% | $15,359 |
Outpatient services
Against the Alabama average
For Heart Failure and Shock with MCC (DRG 291), Springhill Memorial Hospital charged $22,356 on average, 49% less than the Alabama average of $43,997, and was paid $9,028 against a state average of $10,010. For Endovascular Cardiac Valve Replacement and Supplement Procedures with MCC (DRG 266), Springhill Memorial Hospital charged $120,930 on average, 52% less than the Alabama average of $252,033, and was paid $39,007 against a state average of $42,289. For Percutaneous and Other Intracardiac Procedures without MCC (DRG 274), Springhill Memorial Hospital charged $91,294 on average, 35% less than the Alabama average of $140,297, and was paid $20,465 against a state average of $22,445. For Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without MV >96 Hours with MCC (DRG 871), Springhill Memorial Hospital charged $37,951 on average, 53% less than the Alabama average of $80,125, and was paid $12,756 against a state average of $14,647. For Comprehensive Observation Services (outpatient APC 8011), its average charge of $9,271 was 44% below the state average of $16,650. For Level 1 Endovascular Procedures (outpatient APC 5191), its average charge of $19,799 was 34% below the state average of $30,210. For Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures (outpatient APC 5115), its average charge of $30,492 was 61% below the state average of $79,031. For Level 2 Upper GI Procedures (outpatient APC 5302), its average charge of $11,281 was 32% below the state average of $16,696.
Price-transparency record
CMS's enforcement list records these actions for a hospital named Springhill Memorial Hospital in Mobile, AL, under the federal hospital price-transparency rule (45 CFR part 180), which requires hospitals to post their standard charges online:
- Warning Notice — 2024-10-31 (CMS case 2852)
- CAP Request — 2025-02-12 (CMS case 2852)
- Closure Notice — 2025-03-31 (CMS case 2852)
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.