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B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $278 is 335% above the median hospital's median price ($64), higher than 93% of the 2,614 hospitals reporting CPT 83880. 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 | $36.12 | $36.12 | $36.12 – $36.12 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $39.26 | $39.26 | $39.26 – $39.26 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $39.26 | $39.26 | $39.26 – $39.26 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.01 | $42.01 | $42.01 – $42.01 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $42.40 | $42.40 | $42.40 – $42.40 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $53.98 | $53.98 | $53.98 – $53.98 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $58.89 | $58.89 | $58.89 – $58.89 |
| 8 | Cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $84.98 | $84.98 | $84.98 – $84.98 |
| 9 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $231.66 | $221.69 | $187.61 – $245.80 |
| 10 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $259.86 | $222.04 | $104.31 – $275.72 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $285.42 | $243.88 | $114.57 – $302.84 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $259.86 | $248.68 | $210.45 – $275.72 |
| 13 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $285.42 | $273.14 | $231.15 – $302.84 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $349.32 | $298.48 | $140.22 – $370.64 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $362.10 | $309.40 | $145.35 – $384.20 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $349.32 | $334.29 | $282.90 – $370.64 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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