Office visit, new patient (level 5) cost in Birmingham, AL

Prices at 3 hospitals in Birmingham, AL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $314 — about the US median ($317), roughly 1.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St. Vincent's East Birmingham, AL $314 $538 ★ 3/5 156 min 14.6%
St Vincent's Birmingham Birmingham, AL $314 $538 ★ 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)
$848
Cash / self-pay
$314
Insurer-negotiated
$538
Medicare pays
$237
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $314 — about 1.3× the Medicare rate ($237). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($474).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $848 list price could save about $534 (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.

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