RC 179
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R&B HLTH BOARD LVL 3
Birmingham, AL
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Affinity Hospital LLC’s median price of $1.4k is 4% below the median hospital's median price ($1.4k), higher than 49% of the 502 hospitals reporting RC 179. 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 · other · inpatient | $300 | $300 | — | — | — | $300 – $300 |
| 2 | First Health first health facility · per diem · inpatient | $400 | $400 | — | — | — | $400 – $400 |
| 3 | UnitedHealthcare uhc iex facility · other · inpatient | $436 | $436 | — | — | — | $436 – $436 |
| 4 | UnitedHealthcare uhc apa facility · other · inpatient | $657 | $657 | — | — | 1–10 | $657 – $657 |
| 5 | Devoted node devoted health mcr adv facility · other · inpatient | $876 | $808 | $103 | 13% | — | $662 – $887 |
| 6 | WellCare node wellcare ambetter marketplace facility · other · inpatient | $876 | $808 | $103 | 13% | — | $662 – $887 |
| 7 | Cigna cigna all facility · other · inpatient | $988 | $988 | — | — | — | $988 – $988 |
| 8 | MultiPlan multiplan primary facility · per diem · inpatient | $1.0k | $1.0k | — | — | — | $1.0k – $1.0k |
| 9 | Cigna Healthspring node cigna healthspring mcr adv facility · other · inpatient | $1.5k | $1.3k | $172 | 13% | — | $1.1k – $1.5k |
| 10 | Cigna cigna behavioral health facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $1.9k | $241 | 13% | — | $1.5k – $2.1k |
| 11 | MultiPlan multiplan complementary facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.0k | $1.9k | $241 | 13% | — | $1.5k – $2.1k |
| 12 | Bcbs Al bcbs al all facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2.9k | $2.7k | $344 | 13% | — | $2.2k – $3.0k |
| 13 | First Health first health work comp al facility · other · inpatient | $3.0k | $3.0k | — | — | — | $3.0k – $3.0k |
| 14 | Optum optum health facility · per diem · inpatient | $3.1k | $3.1k | — | — | — | $3.1k – $3.1k |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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