RC 450
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.
Original text from hospital filings
IV INFS HYDRAT INIT 31-60 MIN
Birmingham, AL
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University of Alabama Hospital’s median price of $541 is 9% below the median hospital's median price ($592), higher than 43% of the 1,975 hospitals reporting RC 450. 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 | $149.94 | $194.32 | $24.54 – $694.04 |
| 2 | Bcbs Al medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $162.98 | $211.22 | $26.67 – $754.39 |
| 3 | Optum vaccn facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $162.98 | $211.22 | $26.67 – $754.39 |
| 4 | Cigna medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $174.39 | $226.00 | $28.54 – $807.20 |
| 5 | Humana medicare advantage facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $176.02 | $228.12 | $28.80 – $814.74 |
| 6 | Ambetter commercial-exchange facility · fee schedule · outpatient | $224.09 | $290.43 | $36.67 – $1,037 |
| 7 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $423.08 | $646.40 | $0.01 – $3,807 |
| 8 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $474.58 | $725.09 | $0.01 – $4,271 |
| 9 | Aetna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $474.58 | $725.09 | $0.01 – $4,271 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $521.26 | $796.41 | $0.01 – $4,691 |
| 11 | Cigna commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $521.26 | $796.41 | $0.01 – $4,691 |
| 12 | Cigna new business facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $593.23 | $906.36 | $0.01 – $5,338 |
| 13 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · inpatientfrom % of charges | $637.96 | $974.71 | $0.01 – $5,741 |
| 14 | MultiPlan commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $637.96 | $974.71 | $0.01 – $5,741 |
| 15 | Humana commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $661.30 | $1,010 | $0.01 – $5,951 |
| 16 | UnitedHealthcare commercial facility · percent of total billed charges · outpatientfrom % of charges | $692.73 | $1,058 | $0.01 – $6,234 |
Last updated: Feb 19, 2026
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