Blood type test cost in Birmingham, AL — inpatient
In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test) as an inpatient: from $18.11 to $420.00, with a median of $187.00. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama — $168.89 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $156.48 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 86900, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 · (205) 939-9100 HC Neonatal Abo Typing Let Than 4 Months | $18.11 | $42.11 | $28.63–$37.90 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Neonatal Abo Typing Let Than 4 Months | $18.11 | $42.11 | $28.63–$37.90 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Blood Typing Abo Older Than 4 Months | $18.11 | $42.11 | $28.63–$37.90 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Neonatal Abo Typing Let Than 4 Months | $18.11 | $42.11 | $42.11 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Blood Typing Abo Older Than 4 Months | $18.11 | $42.11 | $28.63–$37.90 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Blood Typing Abo Older Than 4 Months | $18.11 | $42.11 | $42.11 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Lifesouth Abo Type - Adj 86900 | $25.80 | $60.00 | $40.80–$54.00 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Lifesouth Abo Type - Adj 86900 | $25.80 | $60.00 | $60.00 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL · (205) 939-9100 HC Lifesouth Abo Type - Adj 86900 | $25.80 | $60.00 | $40.80–$54.00 | 57% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type And Screen | $187.00 | $187.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type And Screen | $187.00 | $187.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type And Screen | $187.00 | $187.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Hb Blood Typing Serologic Abo - Blood Type And Screen | $420.00 | $420.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $18.11, median $187.00, highest $420.00 — a 23.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $187.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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
This test finds your ABO blood group: A, B, AB or O. It is done before transfusions or surgery, during pregnancy, and sometimes just so a person knows their blood type.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the ABO grouping only. The blood draw is often billed separately, and the Rh factor (86901) and antibody screen (86850) are separate codes.