Returning patient visit, 20 min cost in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for returning patient office visit, low complexity or 20+ minutes: from $406.93 to $967.00, with a median of $967.00. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital — $560.07 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $686.97 at 8 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 99213, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital lowest Birmingham, AL · (205) 877-1000 Hb Office/Outpatient Established | $406.93 | $406.93 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL · (205) 783-3800 Hb Office/Outpatient Established | $967.00 | $967.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL · (205) 387-4000 Hb Office/Outpatient Established | $967.00 | $967.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL · (205) 620-8100 Hb Office/Outpatient Established | $967.00 | $967.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $406.93, median $967.00, highest $967.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $967.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
This is an office or outpatient visit for a returning patient with low complexity decision making, or at least 20 minutes of total clinician time on the visit date. It is one of the most common visit codes, used for things like a stable chronic condition or an acute problem such as an infection.
What the price covers
The price covers the clinician's visit. Lab tests, X-rays, procedures and any hospital facility fee at a hospital-owned clinic are billed separately.