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Q-THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE*
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $118 is 311% above the median hospital's median price ($29), higher than 88% of the 2,620 hospitals reporting CPT 84443. 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 | $15.46 | $15.46 | $15.46 – $15.46 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.80 | $16.80 | $16.80 – $16.80 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $16.80 | $16.80 | $16.80 – $16.80 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $17.98 | $17.98 | $17.98 – $17.98 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $18.14 | $18.14 | $18.14 – $18.14 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $23.10 | $23.10 | $23.10 – $23.10 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $25.20 | $25.20 | $25.20 – $25.20 |
| 8 | Cigna new business facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $36.36 | $36.36 | $36.36 – $36.36 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $111.33 | $112.70 | $35.99 – $198.25 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $122.28 | $123.78 | $39.53 – $217.75 |
| 11 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $125.62 | $126.84 | $79.39 – $176.74 |
| 12 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $140.91 | $142.28 | $89.06 – $198.25 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $149.65 | $151.50 | $48.38 – $266.50 |
| 14 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $154.77 | $156.28 | $97.82 – $217.75 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $155.13 | $157.04 | $50.15 – $276.25 |
| 16 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $189.42 | $191.27 | $119.72 – $266.50 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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