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CATH-DRAINAG LEVEL 8
Birmingham, AL
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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $3.1k is 1276% above the median hospital's median price ($226), higher than 99% of the 1,730 hospitals reporting HCPCS C1729. 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, 13 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 · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.2k | $1.7k | $1.8k | 104% | — | $17 – $6.1k |
| 2 | Aetna aetna all facility · other · inpatient | $1.4k | $1.8k | $1.1k | 64% | — | $647 – $4.0k |
| 3 | Aetna aetna all facility · other · outpatient | $1.4k | $1.8k | $1.1k | 64% | — | $647 – $4.0k |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1.3k | $2.0k | $2.0k | 104% | — | $19 – $7.0k |
| 5 | First Health first health facility · other · outpatient | $3.5k | $2.5k | $1.3k | 52% | — | $67 – $3.5k |
| 6 | Optum optum health facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3.5k | $5.1k | $5.3k | 104% | — | $50 – $18.3k |
| 7 | First Health first health work comp al facility · other · inpatient | $4.1k | $5.8k | $5.4k | 94% | — | $404 – $18.7k |
| 8 | First Health first health work comp al facility · other · outpatient | $4.1k | $5.8k | $5.4k | 94% | — | $404 – $18.7k |
| 9 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $4.7k | $6.9k | $7.2k | 104% | — | $68 – $24.8k |
| 10 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $4.8k | $7.0k | $7.3k | 104% | — | $69 – $25.2k |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $5.4k | $7.9k | $8.3k | 104% | — | $78 – $28.4k |
| 12 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $5.4k | $7.9k | $8.3k | 104% | — | $78 – $28.4k |
| 13 | Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · other · outpatient | $7.7k | $11.3k | $11.8k | 104% | — | $111 – $40.6k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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