Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
S-INTRO NDL CATH VEI
Birmingham, AL
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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $82 is 57% below the median hospital's median price ($192), higher than 31% of the 1,952 hospitals reporting CPT 36000. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 5 payers, 10 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 | Optum optum health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $59 | $59 | — | — | — | $59 – $59 |
| 2 | First Health first health facility · other · outpatient | $79 | $79 | — | — | — | $79 – $79 |
| 3 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $81 | $81 | — | — | — | $81 – $81 |
| 4 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $82 | $82 | — | — | — | $82 – $82 |
| 5 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 6 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $92 | $92 | — | — | — | $92 – $92 |
| 7 | Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · other · outpatient | $101 | $101 | — | — | — | $101 – $101 |
| 8 | First Health first health work comp al facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $103 | $103 | — | — | — | $103 – $103 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · case rate · outpatient | $631 | $631 | — | — | — | $631 – $631 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · case rate · outpatient | $946 | $946 | — | — | — | $946 – $946 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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