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Highlands Medical Center

380 WOODS COVE RD, Scottsboro, AL 35768

CMS Overall Rating ★★★☆☆

How this hospital's prices compare 95 procedures scored

1.0×

the fair BaseRate, typically

about the fair price

Across 95 shoppable procedures, Highlands Medical Center typically charges about the fair BaseRate for the procedures it prices. 1 of them run 30%+ above the fair BaseRate.

Where it's most above the fair price

Blood antibody screen fair $33 → $49 1.5×

How we calculate the BaseRate →

Highlands Medical Center publishes prices for 99 shoppable procedures in Scottsboro, AL. It's classified by CMS as Acute Care Hospitals (Government - Hospital District or Authority). CMS rates it 3/5 stars, and 64% of patients would recommend it.

Facility Overview

Setting: rural Bed Count: 45 Beds Teaching Status: Non-Teaching Annual Discharges: 2,055

Patient Experience

Recommendation Rate: 64% High Patient Rating: 71% ER Wait Time (Med): 172 min Readmission Rate: same

Pricing & Transparency

Procedures Mapped: 99 codes Typical vs Fair BaseRate: 1.0× Price File In Index: Yes MRF Version: 3.0.0

Prices at Highlands Medical Center

Every shoppable procedure, ranked by how far its price sits above the fair BaseRate. Fair BaseRate is the modeled typical charge; vs Fair is how many times higher this hospital's price is.

Search Procedures & Codes

Procedure & Code	Cash Price	This Hospital	Fair BaseRate	vs Fair
Blood antibody screen CPT Code: `86850`	$61	$49	$33	1.5×
Neurobehavioral status check CPT Code: `96116`	$205	$204	$187	1.1×
X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: `72170`	$99	$99	$93	1.1×
Blood test, potassium CPT Code: `84132`	$22	$5	$5	1.1×
Blood test, magnesium CPT Code: `83735`	$67	$7	$7	1.0×
Blood test, sodium CPT Code: `84295`	$22	$5	$5	1.0×
Culture, bacterial CPT Code: `87070`	$44	$9	$9	1.0×
Blood test, comprehensive metabolic panel CPT Code: `80053`	$46	$11	$11	1.0×
Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: `G0260`	$1,035	$668	$648	1.0×
Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) CPT Code: `83036`	$46	$10	$10	1.0×
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) CPT Code: `82728`	$66	$14	$14	1.0×
Blood test, complete blood count (CBC) CPT Code: `85025`	$39	$8	$8	1.0×
Drug screening test HCPCS Code: `G0480`	$134	$114	$112	1.0×
Breast lump removal CPT Code: `19120`	$4,273	$3,743	$3,666	1.0×
Blood test, lipase CPT Code: `83690`	$32	$7	$7	1.0×
Blood test, glucose (blood sugar) CPT Code: `82947`	$45	$4	$4	1.0×
X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: `71045`	$239	$82	$81	1.0×
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) CPT Code: `84520`	$22	$4	$4	1.0×
Blood test, vitamin D CPT Code: `82306`	$91	$30	$30	1.0×
Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education) CPT Code: `97112`	$63	$31	$31	1.0×
CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72125`	$1,293	$100	$99	1.0×
X-ray, hand CPT Code: `73130`	$200	$82	$81	1.0×
X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: `71046`	$177	$82	$81	1.0×
CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: `72192`	$727	$100	$99	1.0×
X-ray, hip CPT Code: `73502`	$173	$82	$81	1.0×
Physical therapy (manual therapy) CPT Code: `97140`	$92	$26	$26	1.0×
X-ray, ankle CPT Code: `73610`	$134	$82	$82	1.0×
MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70553`	$2,008	$337	$336	1.0×
Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: `76856`	$407	$99	$99	1.0×
Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: `49505`	$5,307	$3,423	$3,415	1.0×
MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: `70551`	$874	$226	$226	1.0×
Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `392`	—	$6,394	$6,382	1.0×
CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: `70486`	$1,035	$100	$100	1.0×
Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: `76705`	$289	$99	$99	1.0×
Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `43239`	$4,346	$876	$875	1.0×
MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: `72148`	$1,095	$226	$226	1.0×
CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: `72131`	$1,239	$100	$100	1.0×
Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: `93970`	$328	$226	$226	1.0×
X-ray, lower back CPT Code: `72110`	$246	$99	$99	1.0×
Speech therapy (language evaluation) CPT Code: `92507`	$149	$72	$72	1.0×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: `74176`	$1,155	$226	$226	1.0×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: `74177`	$2,405	$330	$330	1.0×
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: `29881`	$10,043	$3,128	$3,129	1.0×
Blood test, thyroid (TSH) CPT Code: `84443`	$192	$17	$17	1.0×
CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: `70450`	$1,618	$100	$100	1.0×
Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: `76700`	$326	$99	$99	1.0×
Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: `93306`	$835	$517	$518	1.0×
CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: `70460`	$878	$166	$166	1.0×
X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72040`	$98	$82	$82	1.0×
Prostate cancer screening (blood test) HCPCS Code: `G0103`	$156	$19	$19	1.0×
Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: `90375`	$2,873	$275	$276	1.0×
Blood test, clotting time (PTT) CPT Code: `85730`	$63	$6	$6	1.0×
Blood transfusion CPT Code: `36430`	$889	$418	$419	1.0×
Occupational therapy (self-care training) CPT Code: `97535`	$102	$30	$30	1.0×
Blood test, vitamin B12 CPT Code: `82607`	$82	$15	$15	1.0×
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: `45378`	$9,448	$889	$892	1.0×
CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70470`	$1,678	$166	$167	1.0×
Typhoid vaccine HCPCS Code: `90675`	$457	$315	$316	1.0×
Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `45380`	$2,439	$1,144	$1,150	1.0×
Pneumonia vaccine injection HCPCS Code: `G0009`	$84	$44	$44	1.0×
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: `47562`	$14,000	$5,780	$5,820	1.0×
Orthotic fitting and training CPT Code: `97760`	$71	$42	$42	1.0×
X-ray, foot CPT Code: `73630`	$166	$82	$83	1.0×
Physical therapy (gait training) CPT Code: `97116`	$54	$27	$27	1.0×
Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: `93005`	$235	$56	$56	1.0×
CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: `71250`	$778	$100	$101	1.0×
Flu vaccine injection HCPCS Code: `G0008`	$81	$44	$44	1.0×
X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: `73030`	$113	$82	$83	1.0×
MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: `73721`	$1,088	$226	$228	1.0×
Total knee replacement CPT Code: `27447`	$21,642	$12,274	$12,407	1.0×
Physical therapy (therapeutic exercise) CPT Code: `97110`	$159	$27	$27	1.0×
Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) CPT Code: `97530`	$54	$32	$32	1.0×
Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) CPT Code: `84153`	$112	$18	$18	1.0×
Hepatitis C antibody test CPT Code: `86803`	$72	$14	$14	1.0×
Blood test, creatinine (kidney) CPT Code: `82565`	$22	$5	$5	1.0×
Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) CPT Code: `80061`	$92	$13	$13	1.0×
Blood test, liver function panel CPT Code: `80076`	$41	$8	$8	1.0×
Blood test, calcium CPT Code: `82310`	$22	$5	$5	1.0×
Culture, blood CPT Code: `87040`	$54	$10	$10	1.0×
Prosthetic fitting and training CPT Code: `97761`	$59	$37	$38	1.0×
Blood test, basic metabolic panel CPT Code: `80048`	$33	$8	$8	0.9×
Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `470`	—	$13,786	$14,706	0.9×
Blood test, clotting time (PT/INR) CPT Code: `85610`	$16	$4	$4	0.9×
Blood test, amylase CPT Code: `82150`	$32	$6	$6	0.9×
Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `871`	—	$13,873	$14,984	0.9×
Pneumococcal vaccine HCPCS Code: `90732`	$165	$126	$136	0.9×
Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `322`	—	$12,719	$14,345	0.9×
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) CPT Code: `99214`	$194	$81	$94	0.9×
Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `451`	—	$22,156	$25,849	0.9×
Blood test, hemoglobin CPT Code: `85018`	$18	$2	$2	0.8×
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) CPT Code: `99213`	$193	$55	$67	0.8×
Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: `76536`	$390	$75	$94	0.8×
New patient office visit (30-44 min) CPT Code: `99203`	$114	$68	$86	0.8×
Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: `95810`	$1,717	$616	$829	0.7×
Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) HCPCS Code: `90715`	$85	—	—	—
Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: `66984`	$1,519	—	$2,157	—
Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: `94640`	$70	—	—	—
MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) HCPCS Code: `90707`	$99	—	—	—
Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: `G0378`	$923	—	$74	unverified