Ochsner Choctaw General billing

401 Vanity Fair Lane, Po Box 618, Butler, Alabama 36904

  • Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Critical Access Hospitals

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) 459-9100
Ask for patient billing or patient financial services.
Call (205) 459-9100

2. See if you qualify for free or discounted care

As a nonprofit hospital, Ochsner Choctaw General 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.

Start an application cover letter

3. Send it in writing

A written request creates a record. Fill in your details, then print, email or mail it to Ochsner Choctaw General billing.

  • Request an itemized bill
    Every charge, with its billing code. Start here.
    Get letter
  • Apply for financial assistance
    Cover letter for the hospital's application, with a request to pause collections.
    Create letter
  • Dispute a charge
    For duplicate lines, services you didn't get, or prices you want explained.
    Start dispute

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Ochsner Choctaw General in Butler, 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 Medicare pays Markup
11042 Wound Debridement $1540.00 $55.78 27.6×
10060 Abscess Drainage $2234.00 $100.54 22.2×
20610 Joint Injection (drainage) $572.25 $39.75 14.4×

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

How to dispute a bill from Ochsner Choctaw General

Last updated: 2026-10-21

OCHSNER CHOCTAW GENERAL 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.

Location

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Map shows Ochsner Choctaw General at 401 VANITY FAIR LANE, PO BOX 618, Butler, Alabama, 36904. 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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