Bryce Hospital
1651 RUBY TYLER PKWY, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404
Bryce Hospital in Tuscaloosa, AL has an average Medicare payment of $9,312 and a Value Score of B (68/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Bryce Hospital
Bryce Hospital does not carry an overall CMS Hospital Compare star rating — typically because the hospital is too small, too specialized, or reports too few of the underlying measures to compute the composite. The CMS Hospital Compare measures break roughly evenly between better- and worse-than-benchmark performance, which is the modal pattern across U.S. hospitals.
Payment metrics are favorable: Bryce Hospital averages $9,312 per documented procedure, in the lower-cost bracket for U.S. acute-care hospitals. Bryce Hospital's value rating (68/100) reflects solid quality-for-cost performance: not the absolute best on either dimension alone, but a strong combination.
Ownership is government — county, hospital-district, or federal. The category includes some of the largest safety-net hospitals in the country alongside small rural facilities. 17 distinct procedures are documented in CMS payment files for Bryce Hospital. Top examples: Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses, Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC, Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC. Emergency services are not offered, which is unusual for an acute-care facility — most often reflects a specialty hospital or non-traditional inpatient model.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $3,520 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $7,025 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $17,482 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,310 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,351 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $12,600 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with MCC DRG 193 · Respiratory | $5,720 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $9,399 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $5,903 |
Signs and Symptoms without MCC DRG 948 · Other | $5,146 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $5,548 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $11,328 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $7,399 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $12,560 |
Major Hip and Knee Joint Replacement DRG 470 · Orthopedic | $17,762 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $8,818 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $7,435 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Bryce Hospital Compares
Bryce Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $9,312, 30% below the Alabama state average of $13,264. That is 41% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Neurological, where the typical payment is $10,855 (14% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (68/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Bryce Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Bryce Hospital has an average payment of $9,312 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Bryce Hospital does not currently have a CMS star rating on file. Quality measures may still be available for individual metrics like mortality and readmission rates.
Bryce Hospital has a Value Score of B (68/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Government - State facilities like this one are psychiatric.
Bryce Hospital does not offer emergency services at this location. For emergencies, contact your local 911 service.
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Hospital payment data reflects Medicare inpatient claims. Value Scores combine cost efficiency, CMS star ratings, and patient outcome measures. Actual out-of-pocket costs may vary based on insurance and individual circumstances.