DCH Regional Medical Center
809 University Blvd East, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5
50%Self-pay discount
50% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 12,141 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average chargesCharges 3.6× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Large hospital (400+ beds)
- Beds
- 472
- Ownership
- Government (city-county)
- Health system
- DCH Health System
- Medicare ID
- 010092
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 2 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Tuscaloosa, AL
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.9× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.5× | |
| Childbirth and delivery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.5× | |
| Anesthesia cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.0× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.3× | |
| MRI most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 22.8× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.1× | |
| Respiratory therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.2× | |
| Physical therapy cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.1× | |
| Occupational therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 3.1× | |
| Speech therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.5× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 6.9× | |
| Implanted devices cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.1× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.1× | |
| Dialysis 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.1× | |
| Emergency room visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.5× | |
| Inpatient room and board cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.1× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.5× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $48.88 cash price | $97.75 50% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $43.00 cash price | $86.00 50% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $41.91 cash price | $83.82 50% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $72.16 cash price | $144 50% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $25.25 cash price | $50.50 50% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $31.63 cash price | $63.25 50% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $91.61 cash price | $183 50% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $77.66 cash price | $155 50% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $10.00 cash price | $20.00 50% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $19.78 cash price | $39.55 50% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $1,197 cash price | $2,394 50% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $342 cash price | $685 50% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 010092, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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