Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
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INS CATH CV NON-TUNL >/=5YS
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $3.4k is 17% above the median hospital's median price ($2.9k), higher than 71% of the 2,457 hospitals reporting CPT 36556. 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 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,308 | $2,308 | $2,308 – $2,308 |
| 2 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,589 | $2,589 | $2,589 – $2,589 |
| 3 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,589 | $2,589 | $2,589 – $2,589 |
| 4 | Humana tricare facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,593 | $2,593 | $2,593 – $2,593 |
| 5 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,818 | $2,818 | $2,818 – $2,818 |
| 6 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $2,818 | $2,818 | $2,818 – $2,818 |
| 7 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $2,843 | $2,843 | $2,843 – $2,843 |
| 8 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $2,843 | $2,843 | $2,843 – $2,843 |
| 9 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,015 | $3,015 | $3,015 – $3,015 |
| 10 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,043 | $3,043 | $3,043 – $3,043 |
| 11 | Cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,236 | $3,236 | $3,236 – $3,236 |
| 12 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $3,480 | $3,480 | $3,480 – $3,480 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,480 | $3,480 | $3,480 – $3,480 |
| 14 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,607 | $3,607 | $3,607 – $3,607 |
| 15 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $3,779 | $3,779 | $3,779 – $3,779 |
| 16 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $3,875 | $3,875 | $3,875 – $3,875 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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