Arm CT scan cost in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for arm CT scan without contrast (shoulder to hand, any part): from $409.12 to $7,029.00, with a median of $4,153.38. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama and 1 other hospital — $3,744.26 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $948.55 at 44 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 73200, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 22, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Upper Extremity, CT | $409.12 | $951.45 | $646.99–$856.31 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Upper Extremity, CT | $409.12 | $951.45 | $48.96–$570.87 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Upper Extremity, CT | $409.12 | $951.45 | $646.99–$856.31 | 57% | — source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 CT-UPPER EXT WO | $1,466.70 | $9,778.00 | $90.85–$8,800.20 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West one side Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 Upr Ext Unilat w/o Cont Rt | $1,545.75 | $2,061.00 | $100.25–$1,854.90 | 25% | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West one side Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 Upr Ext Unil w/o Cont Left | $1,545.75 | $2,061.00 | $100.25–$1,854.90 | 25% | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital one side Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Hb Ct Scan Upper Extremity W/O Dye - Ct Upper Ext Left Wo Iv Contrast | $6,761.00 | $6,761.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital one side Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Ct Scan Upper Extremity W/O Dye - Ct Upper Ext Left Wo Iv Contrast | $7,029.00 | $7,029.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital one side Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Ct Scan Upper Extremity W/O Dye - Ct Upper Ext Left Wo Iv Contrast | $7,029.00 | $7,029.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital one side Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Ct Scan Upper Extremity W/O Dye - Ct Upper Ext Left Wo Iv Contrast | $7,029.00 | $7,029.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $409.12, median $4,153.38, highest $7,029.00 — a 17.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $4,553.86. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An arm CT without contrast makes cross-section pictures of part of the arm, such as the shoulder, elbow or wrist bones. It is used for complex fractures, planning surgery and when an X-ray is unclear.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the scan and any contrast dye. The radiologist's reading is often billed separately.