# UAB Medical West

UAB Medical West is a for-profit short-term acute care hospital in Bessemer, Alabama. Its CMS Certification Number (CCN) is 010114 and its NPI is 1790896710.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/hospitals/alabama/uab-medical-west-010114

## Profile

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Legal business name | Medical West Hospital Authority, An Affiliate of UAB Health System |
| Hospital type | Short-Term Acute Care Hospital |
| Ownership | For-profit |
| CCN | 010114 |
| NPI | 1790896710 |
| Tax ID (EIN) | 72-1608375 (MEDICAL WEST AN AFFILIATE OF UAB HEALTH SYSTEM) |
| Address | 5000 Medical West Way, Bessemer, AL 35022 |
| County | Jefferson |
| Phone | (205) 481-7000 |

## Quality

- CMS overall star rating: 3 of 5
- Emergency services: Yes
- Birthing-friendly designation: Yes
- Mortality: 0 better, 4 no different, 0 worse than national
- Safety of care: 2 better, 4 no different, 0 worse than national
- Readmissions: 0 better, 5 no different, 1 worse than national

## UnitedHealthcare physician rates

Median in-network rate for clinicians billing at this hospital (professional, global, no modifier), compared with the Alabama median across hospitals.

| Service | Code | Median | Range | Alabama percentile | Alabama median |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Emergency room visit, high severity | 99285 | $294 | $201–$388, 2 rates | 100th | $142 |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis, with contrast | 74177 | $764 | $759–$764, 4 rates | 100th | $281 |
| MRI, brain, with and without contrast | 70553 | $855 | $855–$2,186, 4 rates | 93rd | $414 |
| Colonoscopy, diagnostic | 45378 | $707 | $495–$850, 4 rates | 100th | $313 |

Full rates for every billing code, facility and professional, inpatient and outpatient, across UnitedHealthcare, Aetna, Cigna and BCBS: https://www.med-reveal.com/login

## Medicare-certified units

- UAB Medical West (Psychiatric unit), CCN 01S114
- UAB Medical West (Rehabilitation unit), CCN 01T114

## Sources

- CMS Hospital Enrollments (PECOS): CCN, NPI, type, ownership, address, units. https://data.cms.gov/provider-characteristics/hospitals-and-other-facilities/hospital-enrollments
- CMS Hospital General Information: star rating, emergency services, quality measures. https://data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u
- UnitedHealthcare Transparency in Coverage files: physician (professional) negotiated rates, global (no modifier). https://transparency-in-coverage.uhc.com/