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Original text from hospital filings
LACTATE/LACTIC ACID
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $170 is 655% above the median hospital's median price ($23), higher than 96% of the 2,623 hospitals reporting CPT 83605. 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 | $10.64 | $10.64 | $10.64 – $10.64 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $11.57 | $11.57 | $11.57 – $11.57 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.38 | $12.38 | $12.38 – $12.38 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $12.50 | $12.50 | $12.50 – $12.50 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $15.91 | $15.91 | $15.91 – $15.91 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.36 | $17.36 | $17.36 – $17.36 |
| 8 | Cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25.04 | $25.04 | $25.04 – $25.04 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $154.94 | $131.76 | $62.22 – $154.94 |
| 10 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $138.13 | $138.13 | $138.13 – $138.13 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $170.18 | $144.72 | $68.34 – $170.18 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $154.94 | $154.94 | $154.94 – $154.94 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $170.18 | $170.18 | $170.18 – $170.18 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $208.28 | $177.12 | $83.64 – $208.28 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $215.90 | $183.60 | $86.70 – $215.90 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $208.28 | $208.28 | $208.28 – $208.28 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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