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CULT URINE-COLONY CT
Birmingham, AL
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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $107 is 613% above the median hospital's median price ($15), higher than 93% of the 2,561 hospitals reporting CPT 87086. 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, 22 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 | $6.57 | $6.57 | $6.57 – $6.57 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.26 | $7.26 | $7.26 – $7.26 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.26 | $7.26 | $7.26 – $7.26 |
| 4 | Humana node humana mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 – $7.91 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare node uhc mcr adv facility · per diem · outpatient | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 – $7.91 |
| 6 | Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 7 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 8 | Optum node united optum va ccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 – $8.07 |
| 9 | Aetna node aetna mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.14 | $8.14 | $8.14 – $8.14 |
| 10 | Clover node clover health mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.15 | $8.15 | $8.15 – $8.15 |
| 11 | WellCare node wellcare mcr adv facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $8.23 | $8.23 | $8.23 – $8.23 |
| 12 | Aetna aetna all facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $9.28 | $9.28 | $9.28 – $9.28 |
| 13 | WellCare node wellcare ambetter marketplace facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.11 | $12.11 | $12.11 – $12.11 |
| 14 | Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · other · outpatient | $12.47 | $12.47 | $12.47 – $12.47 |
| 15 | Cigna cigna all facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $15.17 | $15.17 | $15.17 – $15.17 |
| 16 | Optum optum health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $159.75 | $159.75 | $159.75 – $159.75 |
| 17 | First Health first health facility · other · outpatient | $213.00 | $213.00 | $213.00 – $213.00 |
| 18 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $216.55 | $216.55 | $216.55 – $216.55 |
| 19 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $220.10 | $220.10 | $220.10 – $220.10 |
| 20 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $248.50 | $248.50 | $248.50 – $248.50 |
| 21 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $248.50 | $248.50 | $248.50 – $248.50 |
| 22 | First Health first health work comp al facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $277.61 | $277.61 | $277.61 – $277.61 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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