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Pleural Effusion with Major Complications

Alabama rates for MS-DRG 186

Pleural Effusion with MCC

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pleural Effusion with Major Complications cost?

$12,882

Typical facility fee. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,882 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $8,128 to $19,498.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,882 · 10th to 90th $3,162 to $24,547
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $12,882

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$24,547.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$22,387.21

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 154.9 times more in Alaska than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alabama· 50th of 51

$12,882

AK $42,658HI $275

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.