Helen Keller Hospital
1300 South Montgomery Avenue, Sheffield, AL 35660 Hospital ***** CMS quality 2 of 5
0%Self-pay discount
No self-pay discount
This hospital's published cash price is its full list price. Median across the 3,154 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.3× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 178
- Ownership
- Government
- Health system
- Colbert CO Nw Healthcare Authority
- Medicare ID
- 010019
- Cost report
- FY ending 09/30/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 2 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Florence-Muscle Shoals, 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) cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.7× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.6× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 13.4× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 11.5× | |
| Respiratory therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.5× | |
| Physical therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 5.8× | |
| Implanted devices 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.7× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 7.0× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.1× | |
| Emergency room visit 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 4.6× | |
| Observation stay cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.2× |
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 | $141 cash price | $141 same as list |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $314 cash price | $314 same as list |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $90.00 cash price | $90.00 same as list |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $1,840 cash price | $1,840 same as list |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $18.80 cash price | $18.80 same as list |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $76.00 cash price | $76.00 same as list |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $76.00 cash price | $76.00 same as list |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $10,504 cash price | $10,504 same as list |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $5,816 cash price | $5,816 same as list |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $19.02 cash price | $19.02 same as list |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $12,448 cash price | $12,448 same as list |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $400 cash price | $400 same as list |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 010019, 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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