Russell Medical Center
3316 Highway 280, Alexander City, AL 35010 Hospital ***** CMS quality 3 of 5
64%Self-pay discount
64% off list
A better than average self-pay discount. Median across the 7,405 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 3.9× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Small hospital (under 100 beds)
- Beds
- 45
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Medicare ID
- 010065
- Cost report
- FY ending 12/31/2024
- CMS quality
- ***** 3 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Talladega-Sylacauga, 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 | 2.3× | |
| Post-surgery recovery cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 2.5× | |
| Childbirth and delivery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.1× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.8× | |
| CT scan 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 23.2× | |
| MRI most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 22.6× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 17.7× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.8× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.1× | |
| Physical therapy 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.4× | |
| Occupational therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.6× | |
| Speech therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.0× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 7.7× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.5× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.0× | |
| Emergency room visit 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.0× | |
| Inpatient room and board cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.3× |
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 | $25.02 cash price | $69.50 64% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $10.80 cash price | $30.00 64% off |
| Cefazolin (Ancef) antibiotic injection, 500 mg HCPCS J0690 | $16.20 cash price | $45.00 64% off |
| Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) antibiotic injection, 250 mg HCPCS J0696 | $156 cash price | $432 64% off |
| Dexamethasone steroid injection, 1 mg HCPCS J1100 | $11.88 cash price | $33.00 64% off |
| Diphenhydramine (Benadryl) injection, 50 mg HCPCS J1200 | $6.14 cash price | $17.05 64% off |
| Gentamicin antibiotic injection, 80 mg HCPCS J1580 | $10.80 cash price | $30.00 64% off |
| Heparin blood thinner injection, 1000 units HCPCS J1644 | $6.14 cash price | $17.05 64% off |
| Ketorolac (Toradol) pain injection, 15 mg HCPCS J1885 | $21.78 cash price | $60.50 64% off |
| Ondansetron (Zofran) anti-nausea injection, 1 mg HCPCS J2405 | $30.79 cash price | $85.52 64% off |
| Fentanyl citrate injection, 0.1 mg HCPCS J3010 | $29.70 cash price | $82.50 64% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $75.96 cash price | $211 64% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 010065, 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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