The Children'S Hospital Of Alabama billing

1600 Seventh Avenue South, Birmingham, Alabama 35233

  • Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Childrens

1. Call billing

Have your account number ready. Ask for an itemized bill and ask whether you can apply for financial assistance.

Main hospital line
(205) 939-9100
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2. See if you qualify for free or discounted care

As a nonprofit hospital, The Children'S Hospital Of Alabama must have a written financial assistance policy under IRS rule 501(r). You can usually apply up to 240 days after your first bill, even if it went to collections.

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3. Send it in writing

A written request creates a record. Fill in your details, then print, email or mail it to The Children'S Hospital Of Alabama billing.

  • Request an itemized bill
    Every charge, with its billing code. Start here.
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  • Apply for financial assistance
    Cover letter for the hospital's application, with a request to pause collections.
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  • Dispute a charge
    For duplicate lines, services you didn't get, or prices you want explained.
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The Children'S Hospital Of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama is a Voluntary non-profit - Private hospital. BillKarma was unable to compute a billing grade for this hospital because their published price transparency file contains only 3 procedures — insufficient for a representative markup analysis. As a nonprofit hospital, they are required under IRS 501(r) to maintain a written financial assistance policy. Contact their billing department to request it.

Common procedure prices

Last updated: 2026-10-21

Code Description Hospital charge Cash price Medicare pays Markup
20610 Joint Injection (drainage) $1277.69 $766.62 $39.75 32.1×
11042 Wound Debridement $1300.82 $780.49 $55.78 23.3×
10060 Abscess Drainage $1265.57 $759.34 $100.54 12.6×

Highlighted: charged at 5× or more what Medicare pays for the same code.

How to dispute a bill from The Children'S Hospital Of Alabama

Last updated: 2026-10-21

THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ALABAMA does not have enough pricing data in their published file for BillKarma to compute a billing grade. However, you can still dispute individual charges using Medicare rates as your benchmark. As a nonprofit hospital, they are required under IRS Section 501(r) to have a written financial assistance policy. Ask their billing department for the Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) application and income eligibility thresholds before making any payment. Request an itemized bill with CPT codes from their billing department, then use the BillKarma calculator to look up the Medicare rate for each code.

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Map shows The Children'S Hospital Of Alabama at 1600 SEVENTH AVENUE SOUTH, Birmingham, Alabama, 35233. Nearby hospitals within 50 miles include Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Dothan, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden, Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Montgomery.

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