Highlands Medical Center Reimbursement & Financial Overview
Highlands Medical Center is a government-owned, short-term acute care hospital in Scottsboro, Alabama, providing inpatient and outpatient care across general medicine, orthopedics, surgical services, and emergency medicine. As a community hospital serving Jackson County and the surrounding northeastern Alabama region, it offers patients access to clinical services, specialized care programs, and local hospital resources to support routine and urgent needs.
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CMS Facility Identification & Reporting Details
CMS facility data for Highlands Medical Center includes hospital classification, ownership, location, CMS Certification Number (CCN), and Medicare cost reporting period.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Address | 380 Wood Cove Road, Scottsboro, AL 35768 |
| County | Jackson |
| CBSA | 99901 |
| Rural / Urban | R |
| CMS Certification Number (CCN) | 010061 |
| Facility Type | Short-Term Acute Care Hospital |
| Ownership | Government |
| Fiscal Year | Nov 2022 – Oct 2023 |
Highlands Medical Center Financial Performance & Hospital Financial Data
Highlands Medical Center’s financial performance provides insight into the hospital’s financial stability, operating efficiency, cost pressures, and capacity to sustain patient care and invest in future growth. These metrics help finance, revenue cycle, and managed care teams evaluate performance, identify financial trends, and better understand the hospital’s overall financial position.
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| Account | Amount |
|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | $15M |
| Total Assets | $37M |
| Total Current Liabilities | $42M |
| Total Liabilities | $44M |
| Total Equity (Fund Balance) | ($6.4M) |
| Current Ratio | 0.35 |
| Debt-to-Equity | -6.86 |
Highlands Medical Center Medicare, Medicaid & Payer Mix
Highlands Medical Center’s Medicare, Medicaid, payer mix, and community benefit data provide insight into reimbursement exposure, patient coverage trends, uncompensated care, and reliance on government and commercial payers. These metrics help assess payer composition, reimbursement dynamics, financial risk, and the hospital’s overall revenue profile.
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| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Charity Care Cost | $990K |
| Bad Debt Expense | $8.4M |
| Uncompensated Care Cost | $4.1M |
| Total Unreimbursed & Uncompensated | $4.1M |
Highlands Medical Center Taxonomy
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| Code | Type |
|---|---|
| 282N00000X [PRIMARY] | General Acute Care Hospital |
Highlands Medical Center NPI Registration & Network
Explore NPI affiliations associated with Highlands Medical Center, including connected healthcare organizations, individual practitioners, specialties, and provider network relationships. A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit ID assigned by CMS to healthcare providers. Type 1 NPIs identify individual practitioners, while Type 2 NPIs identify organizations such as hospitals, clinics, and group practices.
Registration Details
NPI registration data for Highlands Medical Center includes the hospital’s National Provider Identifier, registered business name, mailing address, authorized official, and registration date.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| NPI | 1699444976 |
| Doing Business As | Highlands Medical Center |
| Mailing Address | Po Box 1050, Scottsboro, AL 35768-1050 |
| Phone | (256) 259-4444 |
| Authorized Official | JIMMY CHATMAN, CFO |
| Authorized Official Phone | (256) 218-3680 |
| NPI Registered Since | Sep 09, 2021 |
NPI Network
Organizations and individual practitioners affiliated with Highlands Medical Center's Tax Identification Number (TIN), as registered in the NPPES database.
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| NPI Type 2 | Organization | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1013273119 | HIGHLANDS FAMILY MEDICINE, LLC | SCOTTSBORO | AL |
| 1992776421 | WHITE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LLC | SPARTA | TN |
| 1861161150 | HH HEALTH SYSTEM - JACKSON LLC | SCOTTSBORO | AL |
| 1093484396 | HH HEALTH SYSTEM - JACKSON LLC | SCOTTSBORO | AL |
| 1497449334 | HH HEALTH SYSTEM - JACKSON LLC | SCOTTSBORO | AL |
| 1447683958 | HIGHLANDS HOSPITAL CORP | SALYERSVILLE | KY |
| 1962171272 | HH HEALTH SYSTEM - JACKSON LLC | BRIDGEPORT | AL |
| 1982300422 | HH HEALTH SYSTEM - JACKSON LLC | SCOTTSBORO | AL |
| 1659473916 | JACKSON COUNTY HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY | SCOTTSBORO | AL |
| 1063105005 | HH HEALTH SYSTEM - JACKSON LLC | SCOTTSBORO | AL |
| Type 1 NPIs | States Spanned |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 |
Also Known As
Alternate names registered for this facility's NPI in the NPPES registry — trade names (doing business as), former legal names, and other names.
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Highlands Medical Center | Doing Business As |
Frequently Asked Questions
References
- 1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
- 2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
- 3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.
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