RC 173
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R&B NURSERY LEVEL 3
Birmingham, AL
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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $1.5k is 64% below the median hospital's median price ($4.1k), higher than 7% of the 1,071 hospitals reporting RC 173. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 10 payers, 14 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 | Aetna aetna all facility · per diem · inpatient | $350 | $350 | — | — | — | $350 – $350 |
| 2 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · other · inpatient | $841 | $841 | $46 | 5% | — | $795 – $887 |
| 3 | WellCare node wellcare ambetter marketplace facility · other · inpatient | $841 | $841 | $46 | 5% | 1–10 | $795 – $887 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · other · inpatient | $959 | $959 | — | — | — | $959 – $959 |
| 5 | First Health first health facility · per diem · inpatient | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 6 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · per diem · inpatient | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 7 | Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · other · inpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | $77 | 5% | — | $1.3k – $1.5k |
| 8 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · other · inpatient | $1.4k | $1.4k | — | — | 13 | $1.4k – $1.4k |
| 9 | Cigna cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | $107 | 5% | — | $1.9k – $2.1k |
| 10 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $2.0k | $107 | 5% | — | $1.9k – $2.1k |
| 11 | Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.8k | $2.8k | $153 | 5% | — | $2.6k – $3.0k |
| 12 | First Health first health work comp al facility · other · inpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 13 | Optum optum health facility · per diem · inpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
| 14 | Cigna cigna all facility · other · inpatient | $3.2k | $3.2k | — | — | 1–10 | $3.2k – $3.2k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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