Liver function panel cost in Birmingham, AL

Prices at 5 hospitals in Birmingham, AL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $50 — 46% below the US median ($92), roughly 6.1× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL $35 $66
St. Vincent's East Birmingham, AL $50 $12 ★ 3/5 156 min 14.6%
St Vincent's Birmingham Birmingham, AL $50 $12 ★ 3/5 245 min 15.3%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$136
Cash / self-pay
$50
Insurer-negotiated
$13
Medicare pays
$8
$38$50
Median cash $50  ·  Medicare $8  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $50 — about 6.1× the Medicare rate ($8). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($16).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $136 list price could save about $85 (63%).

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Doctors who perform this in Birmingham

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
David Kimbrell, MDInternal MedicineBirmingham, AL289
Rebecca Lockhart, M.D.Internal MedicineBirmingham, AL263
Todd Schultz, MDInternal MedicineBirmingham, AL235
Roxanne Travelute, MDInternal MedicineBirmingham, AL230
Larry Gazzini, MDInternal MedicineBirmingham, AL227
Andrea White, MDInternal MedicineBirmingham, AL163
William Kirby, M.D.Internal MedicineBirmingham, AL160
Joshua Ivker, M.D.Internal MedicineBirmingham, AL155
Robert Frederickson, MDInternal MedicineBirmingham, AL150
Ramy Toma, MDInternal MedicineBirmingham, AL129
Charles Boackle, MDInternal MedicineBirmingham, AL128
Ladonna Richardson, MDInternal MedicineBirmingham, AL113

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