Prices at 5 hospitals in Birmingham, AL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $473 — 22% below the US median ($610), roughly 4.7× the Medicare rate.
Lowest cash prices
| Hospital | Location | Cash | Insurer | CMS rating | ER wait | Readmit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent's East | Birmingham, AL | $473 | $245 | ★ 3/5 | 158 min | — |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | Birmingham, AL | $473 | $245 | ★ 3/5 | 243 min | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama | Birmingham, AL | $976 | $1,839 | — | — | — |
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 October 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)
Typical cash price here is $473 — about 4.7× the Medicare rate ($101). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($202).
💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $1,526 list price could save about $1,053 (69%).
Rough estimate from this procedure’s median insurer-negotiated rate. Your actual cost depends on your plan — confirm with your insurer.
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.
| Clinician | Specialty | Location | Medicare services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mustafa Ahmed, M.D. | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 112 |
| Oscar Booker, MD | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 102 |
| Pankaj Arora, M.D. | Internal Medicine | Birmingham, AL | 54 |
| Raashid Ashraf, MD | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 46 |
| Min Xie | Internal Medicine | Birmingham, AL | 38 |
| John Neill, M.D. | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 37 |
| Leon Cannizzaro, MD | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 35 |
| Matthew Pflederer, M.D. | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 25 |
| Mouhamed Sabouni | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 21 |
| Carrie Lenneman | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 21 |
| Gilbert Perry | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 21 |
| Heriberto Matos Santana, M.D. | Cardiology | Birmingham, AL | 20 |
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