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REMOVE SKULL PLATE/FLAP
Birmingham, AL
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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $57.3k is 1869% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 100% of the 1,293 hospitals reporting CPT 62142. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 9 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 | UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · case rate · outpatient | $2.0k | $2.0k | — | — | — | $2.0k – $2.0k |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · case rate · outpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 3 | First Health first health facility · other · outpatient | $3.5k | $3.5k | — | — | — | $3.5k – $3.5k |
| 4 | Cigna cigna all facility · case rate · outpatient | $5.1k | $5.1k | — | — | — | $5.1k – $5.1k |
| 5 | Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · other · outpatient | $11.0k | $11.0k | — | — | — | $11.0k – $11.0k |
| 6 | Optum optum health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $64.5k | $64.5k | — | — | — | $64.5k – $64.5k |
| 7 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $88.8k | $88.8k | — | — | — | $88.8k – $88.8k |
| 8 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $100.3k | $100.3k | — | — | — | $100.3k – $100.3k |
| 9 | First Health first health work comp al facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $112.0k | $112.0k | — | — | — | $112.0k – $112.0k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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