St. Vincents East
50 Medical Park Drive East, Birmingham, AL 35235 Hospital ***** CMS quality 3 of 5
Overall cost rating
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average chargesCharges 4.9× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 280
- Ownership
- Government (state)
- Health system
- St Vincents Health System
- Medicare ID
- 010011
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 3 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Birmingham, 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 | 5.4× | |
| Post-surgery recovery most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 15.3× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.4× | |
| MRI most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 32.5× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 8.8× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 3.3× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.3× | |
| Physical therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.1× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 24.8× | |
| EEG brain monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 7.3× | |
| Implanted devices cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.5× | |
| Drugs given at the facility 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 5.1× | |
| Dialysis cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.9× | |
| Outpatient clinic visit cheapest 25% of US hospitals | 1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges | 1.0× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 11.1× | |
| Observation stay 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 3.5× | |
| Inpatient room and board 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.0× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 2.9× |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 010011, 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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