Coosa Valley Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

Coosa Valley Medical Center in Sylacauga, AL publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

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$3,900cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $16,251)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$54.00	$284	$79.00–$284
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$72.00	$1,140	$106–$1,140
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$105	$1,347	$153–$1,347
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$25.00	$143	$11.00–$198
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$9.00	$104	$8.00–$104
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$18.00	$77.00	$8.00–$111
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$6.00	$25.00	$9.00–$27.00
Urinalysis `81001`	$2.00	$81.00	$3.00–$81.00
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$45.00	$187	$12.00–$187
EKG tracing `93005`	$55.00	$229	$53.00–$229
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$73.00	$578	$78.00–$617
CT head without contrast `70450`	$366	$1,527	$93.00–$1,527
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$1,459	$6,081	$311–$6,081
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$956	$3,985	$213–$3,985
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$175	$730	$93.00–$730
IV push, single drug `96374`	$46.00	$375	$67.00–$390
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$40.00	$375	$58.00–$390
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$1,599	$6,663	$830–$6,663
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$1,944	$8,100	$810–$8,100
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$3,900	$16,251	$2,920–$16,251

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Coosa Valley Medical Center price transparency page.

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