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US-THORCNT W TUB IMG
Birmingham, AL
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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $2.5k is 33% above the median hospital's median price ($1.9k), higher than 72% of the 2,232 hospitals reporting CPT 32557. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 13 payers, 23 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Tricare node tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,368 | $1,368 | $1,368 – $1,368 |
| 2 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,417 | $1,417 | $1,417 – $1,417 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,417 | $1,417 | $1,417 – $1,417 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · case rate · outpatient | $1,422 | $1,422 | $1,422 – $1,422 |
| 5 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,440 | $1,440 | $1,440 – $1,440 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,445 | $1,445 | $1,445 – $1,445 |
| 7 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,445 | $1,445 | $1,445 – $1,445 |
| 8 | Clover node clover health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,454 | $1,454 | $1,454 – $1,454 |
| 9 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,459 | $1,459 | $1,459 – $1,459 |
| 10 | WellCare node wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,469 | $1,469 | $1,469 – $1,469 |
| 11 | Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · other · outpatient | $1,643 | $1,643 | $1,643 – $1,643 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna all facility · other · outpatient | $1,738 | $1,738 | $1,738 – $1,738 |
| 13 | Aetna aetna all facility · per diem · outpatient | $1,983 | $1,983 | $1,964 – $2,002 |
| 14 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · case rate · outpatient | $2,130 | $2,130 | $2,130 – $2,130 |
| 15 | WellCare node wellcare ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,160 | $2,160 | $2,160 – $2,160 |
| 16 | Cigna cigna all facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,490 | $2,496 | $2,490 – $2,514 |
| 17 | Optum optum health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,210 | $3,210 | $3,179 – $3,241 |
| 18 | First Health first health facility · other · outpatient | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 – $3,500 |
| 19 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4,393 | $4,365 | $4,309 – $4,393 |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,423 | $4,423 | $4,380 – $4,465 |
| 21 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4,993 | $4,993 | $4,945 – $5,041 |
| 22 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5,041 | $5,009 | $4,945 – $5,041 |
| 23 | First Health first health work comp al facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5,578 | $5,578 | $5,524 – $5,632 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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