Hospital · Federal record

DCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Acute Care Hospitals · Government - Hospital District or Authority · 787 beds · TUSCALOOSA, AL

  • CCN 010092
  • 1 / 5 CMS overall
  • HCAHPS recommend 62%
  • Teaching hospital

CMS quality programs

Federal payment-adjustment programs

HRRP · HACRP · HVBP
HRRP
Higher than expected
Excess readmission ratio: 1.173
HACRP
Penalized
HAC composite: 0.41
HVBP
Score 19.50
Value-based purchasing · FY 2024

Patient experience (HCAHPS)

CMS Hospital Compare Updated Apr 30, 2026
Would recommend this hospital
62%
HCAHPS summary star rating 3 / 5

CMS publishes only the summary star rating and "would recommend" percentage in the current Hospital General Information snapshot. Detailed HCAHPS measures are not available for this hospital.

Medicare charges · 2024

Top procedures by volume

CMS IPPS · OPPS

Charges are not what you pay

Hospital "submitted charges" are list prices. Medicare reimburses a fraction; insured patients typically pay a contracted rate; uninsured patients can negotiate.

Inpatient (MS-DRG)

DRG Description Cases Avg charge Avg paid
291 HEART FAILURE AND SHOCK WITH MCC 303 $29,461 $9,539
871 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITH MCC 303 $53,208 $13,725
193 SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC 128 $39,011 $9,534
177 RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC 116 $44,126 $11,510
690 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITHOUT MCC 87 $18,984 $5,990
065 INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS 86 $27,401 $6,620
190 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE WITH MCC 84 $30,939 $8,009
392 ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC 82 $21,356 $5,989
689 KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH MCC 73 $29,686 $8,245
872 SEPTICEMIA OR SEVERE SEPSIS WITHOUT MV >96 HOURS WITHOUT MCC 73 $24,202 $7,555

Outpatient · 2023

Code Description Services Avg charge Avg paid
5072 Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,100
5073 Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage 0 $0 $1,879
5091 Level 1 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $2,476
5092 Level 2 Breast/Lymphatic Surgery and Related Procedures 0 $0 $4,415
5112 Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $991
5113 Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $2,028
5114 Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $4,782
5115 Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $10,221
5116 Level 6 Musculoskeletal Procedures 0 $0 $17,070
5153 Level 3 Airway Endoscopy 0 $0 $1,108

Affiliated providers

NPPES affiliations

Methodology · sources used on this page

Hospital information from publicly available CMS datasets. Profile generated May 17, 2026.

CMS Hospital Compare Quality measures, ratings, HCAHPS Apr 30, 2026
HRRP / HACRP / HVBP Federal quality programs Apr 30, 2026
CMS IPPS Inpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
CMS OPPS Outpatient charges and payments Apr 30, 2026
Provider of Services Beds, ownership, type Apr 30, 2026
Hospital MRF Machine-readable price file Apr 30, 2026

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