St. Vincent’s St. Clair: no cash price published
Pell City, AL
St. Vincent’s St. Clair publishes a machine-readable price file with 13,998 items, but it lists no discounted cash price for any of them: the price a patient pays without insurance is left empty. So we cannot show a cash price for this hospital or count it in any comparison. To pay out of pocket here, call the hospital and ask for its self-pay price.
What you can do
- Call the billing office, give the procedure's CPT code, and ask for the self-pay (cash) price. Many hospitals discount it even when the file does not show one.
- If you are uninsured or not using insurance, the hospital must give you a Good Faith Estimate in writing when you schedule a service at least three business days ahead.
- Compare with hospitals that do publish cash prices in the Birmingham, AL area.
Financial assistance
Nonprofit hospital: it must offer free or discounted care to patients who qualify. How to apply
St. Vincent’s St. Clair is a nonprofit hospital in the CMS register. Under section 501(r) of the federal tax code it must have a written Financial Assistance Policy with a free application, publish both on its website, and charge patients who qualify no more than the amounts generally billed to insured patients for emergency and other medically necessary care. Who qualifies depends on household income; the policy states the limits.
You can apply up to 240 days after the first bill. Before collection actions such as credit reporting or a lawsuit, the hospital must tell you about the policy and wait at least 120 days after that bill. Ask the billing office for the policy and the application before you pay, or search the hospital's website for “financial assistance”. Letters you can copy.
Source: IRS, section 501(r) requirements for nonprofit hospitals.
Lowest cash prices nearby
Typical outpatient cash price against the Alabama median.
- UAB Medical West, Bessemer 50% below median
- The Children's Hospital of Alabama, Birmingham 29% below median
- The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital, Birmingham 24% below median
- Grandview Medical Center, Birmingham 2% above median
- Baptist Health Princeton Hospital, Birmingham 476% above median
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The hospital's price file
- Price file: 13,998 items, dated Apr 20, 2026
Federal price transparency rules (45 CFR 180.50) list the discounted cash price among the standard charges a hospital publishes. We read every line of the file; if the hospital adds cash prices, they appear here after our next pass. Other US hospitals with no cash price in their files.