COPD Cost in Alabama — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation with major comorbidities.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for copd. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–7 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient room and respiratory monitoring
- Oxygen therapy and (if needed) BiPAP or ventilator support
- IV steroids, antibiotics, and nebulizer treatments
- Chest imaging and routine labs during admission
Usually billed separately
- Pulmonologist and hospitalist professional fees
- Outpatient pulmonary rehab program
- Home oxygen equipment after discharge
- Long-term inhaler maintenance medications
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does copd best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
COPD Mortality (30-day)
How often patients hospitalized for COPD exacerbation survive 30 days.
COPD Readmissions
COPD is among the most-readmitted conditions. Strong discharge planning and pulmonary rehab referral lower this.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For copd, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- For advanced COPD with frequent exacerbations, a hospital with a strong outpatient pulmonary program may be worth paying more for.
- For patients being considered for lung volume reduction surgery or transplant, an academic medical center is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Is home oxygen prescribed, and is the supplier in my insurance network?
- Is there a pulmonary rehab program available after discharge?
- Will any of my physicians be out-of-network?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital
Brewton, AL
Gross charge $8,135Cash pay $4,881 - 2
Atmore Community Hospital
Atmore, AL
Gross charge $8,135Cash pay $4,881 - 3
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mobile, AL
Gross charge $9,970Medicare pays (avg) $6,433 - 4
Bibb Medical Center
Centreville, AL
Gross charge $13,046 - 5
Mizell Memorial Hospital
Opp, AL
Gross charge $14,170Cash pay $12,753 - 6
Clay County Hospital
Ashland, AL
Gross charge $21,044 - 7
North Baldwin Infirmary
Bay Minette, AL
Gross charge $22,399Cash pay $10,379 - 8
Thomas Hospital (Acute Care)
Fairhope, AL
Gross charge $30,235Cash pay $11,291Medicare pays (avg) $6,680 - 9
Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System
Bessemer, AL
Gross charge $33,144Cash pay $8,286Medicare pays (avg) $7,257 - 10
Helen Keller Hospital
Sheffield, AL
Gross charge $38,734Medicare pays (avg) $6,327 - 11
Red Bay Hospital
Red Bay, AL
Gross charge $38,734 - 12
North Alabama Medical Center
Florence, AL
Gross charge $47,141Cash pay $16,499Medicare pays (avg) $6,828 - 13
North Alabama Shoals Hospital
Muscle Shoals, AL
Gross charge $47,141Cash pay $16,499 - 14
Jackson Hospital
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge $57,759Cash pay $10,974Medicare pays (avg) $5,823 - 15
Southeast Health Medical Center
Dothan, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,592 - 16
St. Vincent's East
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,661 - 17
Baptist Medical Center South
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,402 - 18
East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,620 - 19
Cullman Regional Medical Center
Cullman, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,509 - 20
Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,207 - 21
Riverview Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,572 - 22
Medical Center Enterprise
Enterprise, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,175 - 23
Flowers Hospital
Dothan, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,519 - 24
Russell Medical
Alexander City, AL
Gross charge — - 25
Baldwin Health
Foley, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,134 - 26
USA Health University Hospital
Mobile, AL
Gross charge — - 27
DCH Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,009 - 28
Hale County Hospital
Greensboro, AL
Gross charge — - 29
Grandview Medical Center (Acute Care)
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,196 - 30
Whitfield Regional Hospital
Demopolis, AL
Gross charge — - 31
Hill Hospital of Sumter County
York, AL
Gross charge — - 32
Russellville Hospital
Russellville, AL
Gross charge — - 33
UAB St. Vincent’s Chilton
Clanton, AL
Gross charge — - 34
UAB St. Vincent’s Blount
Oneonta, AL
Gross charge — - 35
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,392 - 36
Regional Medical Center
Anniston, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,869 - 37
Fayette Medical Center
Fayette, AL
Gross charge — - 38
Prattville Baptist Hospital
Prattville, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,595 - 39
Baptist Medical Center East
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,877 - 40
UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge — - 41
UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair
Pell City, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,633
Alabama hospitals price copd (Medicare DRG 190) anywhere from $8,135 to $57,759 — a $49,624 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton; the most expensive is Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. The state average sits at $27,842.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists copd at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent copd admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Alabama hospitals missing from the list either don't perform copd in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 190 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.