The DCH Health Care Authority
The DCH Health Care Authority was paid $182K by Medicaid between Jan 2018 and Nov 2024, across 22 billing codes. Its largest line is E1390, Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate — 56% of everything it billed.
TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401
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Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.
Paid by month
By year, as a table
| Year | Claims | Paid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1,952 | $18K | |
| 2019 | 1,821 | $13K | |
| 2020 | 2,230 | $10K | |
| 2021 | 3,492 | $23K | |
| 2022 | 2,857 | $28K | |
| 2023 | 2,563 | $44K | |
| 2024incomplete | 1,875 | $45K |
What it billed for
| Code | Service | Share | Claims | Bene. records | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E1390 | Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate | 56% | 3,593 | 2,776 | $101K |
| E0570 | Nebulizer, with compressor | 9.8% | 1,106 | 819 | $18K |
| E1392 | Portable oxygen concentrator, rental | 8.8% | 824 | 706 | $16K |
| E0601 | Continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) device | 5.8% | 1,445 | 1,107 | $10K |
| E0431 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; includes portable container, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | 5.2% | 1,519 | 1,111 | $9K |
| E0143 | Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height | 4.5% | 421 | 313 | $8K |
| E0971 | Manual wheelchair accessory, anti-tipping device, each | 3.5% | 5,299 | 1,796 | $6K |
| E0261 | Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, without mattress | 2.5% | 537 | 431 | $4K |
| K0003 | Lightweight wheelchair | 1.8% | 622 | 526 | $3K |
| K0195 | Elevating leg rests, pair (for use with capped rental wheelchair base) | <1% | 623 | 412 | $2K |
| A7030 | Full face mask used with positive airway pressure device, each | <1% | 59 | 41 | $600.89 |
| E1240 | Lightweight wheelchair, detachable arms, (desk or full length) swing away detachable, elevating legrest | <1% | 80 | 40 | $487.24 |
10 more codes
| A7035 | Headgear used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 144 | $404.55 |
| A7037 | Tubing used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 167 | $273.35 |
| A7005 | Administration set, with small volume nonfiltered pneumatic nebulizer, non-disposable | <1% | 27 | $253.74 |
| E0163 | Commode chair, mobile or stationary, with fixed arms | <1% | 16 | $198.12 |
| A7031 | Face mask interface, replacement for full face mask, each | <1% | 20 | $163.59 |
| L8000 | Breast prosthesis, mastectomy bra, without integrated breast prosthesis form, any size, any type | <1% | 117 | $162.04 |
| K0738 | Portable gaseous oxygen system, rental; home compressor used to fill portable oxygen cylinders; includes portable containers, regulator, flowmeter, humidifier, cannula or mask, and tubing | <1% | 26 | $148.88 |
| A7038 | Filter, disposable, used with positive airway pressure device | <1% | 108 | $79.01 |
| E0156 | Seat attachment, walker | <1% | 13 | $22.41 |
| A7015 | Aerosol mask, used with dme nebulizer | <1% | 24 | $6.00 |
Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.
Who's on the registration
| Provider | Location | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| The DCH Healthcare Authority | Tuscaloosa, AL | $16.03M |
| Fayette Medical Center | Fayette, AL | $902K |
| Fayette Medical Center | Fayette, AL | $102.19 |
Matched on the authorized-official name exactly as entered in NPPES. A common name can match unrelated people.