Commercial rate index · state cell
Alabama healthcare rate index
Commercial contracted rates in Alabama run 0.87x the national Medicare fee schedule across the office-visit basket. On the Reddenda index, where 100 is the national standard, Alabama prints 91, ranked 42 of 51 states.
Index 91
0.87x Medicare
32,040 verified rate points
8/8 basket codes published
The basket, code by code
as of 2026-07-15| CPT | Service | State median | vs Medicare | Rate points | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99202 | Office visit, new patient, 15-29 min | $66.99 | 0.94x | 5,526 | Benchmark |
| 99203 | Office visit, new patient, 30-44 min | $104.68 | 0.95x | 2,701 | Benchmark |
| 99204 | Office visit, new patient, 45-59 min | $167.43 | 1.00x | 2,725 | Benchmark |
| 99205 | Office visit, new patient, 60-74 min | $179.18 | 0.81x | 10,476 | Benchmark |
| 99212 | Office visit, established patient, 10-19 min | $45.48 | 0.80x | 2,312 | Benchmark |
| 99213 | Office visit, established patient, 20-29 min | $80.00 | 0.87x | 2,705 | Benchmark |
| 99214 | Office visit, established patient, 30-39 min | $115.00 | 0.87x | 2,865 | Benchmark |
| 99215 | Office visit, established patient, 40-54 min | $163.07 | 0.88x | 2,730 | Benchmark |
Medians computed across the full verified distribution of practice-level contracted rates in Alabama. Publication floor: 11 verified rate points and a non-degenerate spread. Denominator: CMS PFS CY2026 national non-facility. Methodology v1.0.
Documented reimbursement figures are modeled, not guaranteed. Derived from federally mandated Transparency in Coverage data (45 CFR 147.212). No PHI.
Metros in Alabama
The market is metro by metro. So is the index.
Birmingham
97.40.94x Medicare
Mobile
920.88x Medicare
Florence-Muscle Shoals
91.90.88x Medicare
Huntsville
90.50.87x Medicare
Dothan
89.70.86x Medicare
Decatur
87.50.84x Medicare
Montgomery
870.84x Medicare
Auburn-Opelika
85.90.83x Medicare
Tuscaloosa
84.40.81x Medicare
Anniston-Oxford
840.81x Medicare
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley
81.80.79x Medicare
Gadsden
77.70.75x Medicare
Read it against the country.
The national standard is the RCRI print: 0.9608x Medicare, Vintage 001, established July 2026. Alabama sits below it. State cells are satellite series to the national print and carry the same frozen methodology.
Cite this page
Source: Reddenda Commercial Rate Atlas, Alabama. Reddenda. https://reddenda.health/atlas/al/
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RCRI.US.ST.ALDerivation federally mandated TiC MRFs, verified to provider identitystate grain · 32,040 verified rate pointsas of 2026-07-15 · methodology v1.0