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RT-QUIC NEURO CSF PRION**
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $1.1k is 102% above the median hospital's median price ($563), higher than 88% of the 1,754 hospitals reporting CPT 0035U. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 8 payers, 16 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 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $497.71 | $497.71 | $497.71 – $497.71 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $540.99 | $540.99 | $540.99 – $540.99 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $578.86 | $578.86 | $578.86 – $578.86 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $584.27 | $584.27 | $584.27 – $584.27 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $743.86 | $743.86 | $743.86 – $743.86 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $811.49 | $811.49 | $811.49 – $811.49 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,099 | $879.01 | $439.81 – $1,099 |
| 9 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,207 | $965.47 | $483.07 – $1,207 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $979.38 | $979.38 | $979.38 – $979.38 |
| 11 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,099 | $1,099 | $1,099 – $1,099 |
| 12 | Cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $1,171 | $1,171 | $1,171 – $1,171 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,477 | $1,182 | $591.22 – $1,477 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,207 | $1,207 | $1,207 – $1,207 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $1,531 | $1,225 | $612.85 – $1,531 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $1,477 | $1,477 | $1,477 – $1,477 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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