Fibrinogen test cost in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for fibrinogen blood test: from $14.70 to $686.00, with a median of $144.50. The lowest listed price is at Grandview Medical Center — $129.80 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $46.74 at 46 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 85384, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Medical Center lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 971-1000 FIBRINOGEN ACTIVITY | $14.70 | $98.00 | $6.80–$88.20 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fibrinogen, Activity - Fibrinogen,Quantitative | $15.59 | $36.26 | $24.66–$32.63 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Fibrinogen, Activity - Fibrinogen,Quantitative | $15.59 | $36.26 | $21.76 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Fibrinogen, Activity - Fibrinogen,Quantitative | $15.59 | $36.26 | $24.66–$32.63 | 57% | — source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer, AL · (205) 481-7000 Fibrinogen | $39.00 | $52.00 | $9.62–$46.80 | 25% | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Fibrinogen, Activity - Fibrinogen,Quantitative | $250.00 | $250.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Fibrinogen, Activity - Fibrinogen,Quantitative | $250.00 | $250.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Fibrinogen, Activity - Fibrinogen,Quantitative | $250.00 | $250.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Hb Fibrinogen, Activity - Fibrinogen,Quantitative | $686.00 | $686.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.70, median $144.50, highest $686.00 — a 46.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $144.50. 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 2 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
A fibrinogen test measures a clotting protein. It is used for unexplained bleeding, before some surgeries and in severe illness to check clotting.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.