Foreign body removal cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple: from $82.00 to $4,404.50, with a median of $516.50. The lowest price is at Coosa Valley Medical Center (Sylacauga). The highest price is 53.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $516.50, is 7% above the US median of $484.50.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($415.32).
- Alabama ranks 29th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 47 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 10120. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$82.00Coosa Valley Medical Center
Median$516.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$4,404.50in Alabama
Lowest saves$434.50vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Medical Center lowest Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Incision & Removal Foreig | $82.00 | $342.00 | — source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL | $100.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL | $100.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL | $100.00 | $100.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA FB REM SKIN SIMPLE | $106.25 | $212.50 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL ER-REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY(MULTI SITES) | $165.60 | $414.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL INC&REMOVAL FB SUBQ TISS SMPL | $216.00 | $360.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $220.40 | $551.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL *Remove Foreign Body,Simple | $226.94 | $302.59 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL INCIS REMOV FB SUBQ SIMP | $248.65 | $248.65 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL INCISION & REMOVAL FB SIMPLE | $264.80 | $331.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY/SIMPLE | $270.40 | $416.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY 10120 | $291.13 | $582.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY 10120 | $291.13 | $582.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL INCISION AND REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY SIM | $321.88 | $1,000.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ..US GUIDED FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL | $341.00 | $341.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ..US GUIDED FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL | $341.00 | $341.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Incision and Removal of Foreign Body, Subcutaneous Tissues; Simple | $344.07 | $800.16 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Remove Foreign Body Simple | $362.00 | $1,679.85 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL FB REM SUBQ SIMPLE | $389.73 | $458.50 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL CTH REMOVE FOREIGN BOCY SIMPLE | $390.50 | $710.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL INC & REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SUBQ | $392.60 | $785.20 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $411.35 | $1,028.38 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL XR-FOREIGN BODY REM SQ TISSUE | $516.50 | $516.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL XR-FOREIGN BODY REM SQ TISSUE | $516.50 | $516.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL XR-FOREIGN BODY REM SQ TISSUE | $516.50 | $516.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL XR-FOREIGN BODY REM SQ TISSUE | $516.50 | $516.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL XR-FOREIGN BODY REM SQ TISSUE | $516.50 | $516.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL XR-FOREIGN BODY REM SQ TISSUE | $516.50 | $516.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $531.48 | $1,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC REMOVE FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $531.48 | $1,236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Incision Foreign Body Sim | $582.00 | $970.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC REMO F/B SUBQ SIMPLE | $585.20 | $770.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ER REMOVAL FOREIGN BODY SIMPLE | $606.00 | $1,212.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL 10120 Incision & removal of Foreign Body Simple | $893.00 | $1,373.45 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,339.00 | $1,339.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,339.00 | $1,339.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,339.00 | $1,339.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Remove Foreign Body Simple | $1,339.00 | $1,339.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $1,409.24 | $7,829.10 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $1,506.90 | $16,743.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $1,713.98 | $11,426.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Remove Foreign Body Simple | $2,337.00 | $2,337.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $2,529.14 | $16,860.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $2,804.52 | $23,371.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY FROM TISSUE; ACCESSED BENEATH THE SKIN; SIMPLE | $3,156.36 | $4,509.09 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL REMOVE FOREIGN BODY | $4,404.50 | $24,469.45 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 8 | $226.94 | $1,339.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $341.00 | $516.50 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $516.50 | $516.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $411.35 | $1,062.66 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $362.00 | $1,583.26 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $82.00 | $710.50 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $264.80 | $277.96 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $390.50 | $390.50 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $585.20 | $585.20 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $606.00 | $606.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $893.00 | $893.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $582.00 | $582.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $1,409.24 | $1,409.24 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $270.40 | $270.40 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $1,506.90 | $1,506.90 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $106.25 | $106.25 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $291.13 | $291.13 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $516.50 | $516.50 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $341.00 | $341.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $531.48 | $531.48 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $392.60 | $392.60 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $165.60 | $165.60 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $389.73 | $389.73 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $216.00 | $216.00 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $516.50 | $516.50 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $3,156.36 | $3,156.36 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $321.88 | $321.88 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $220.40 | $220.40 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $531.48 | $531.48 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What foreign body removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Foreign body removal explained.
Removal of a foreign object under the skin, simple in other states
- Alaska$591.00
- Arizona$800.42
- Arkansas$352.00
- California$983.94
- Colorado$608.38
- Connecticut$642.00
- Delaware$786.96
- District of Columbia$764.39, 3 hospitals
- Florida$982.80
- Georgia$1,116.30
- Hawaii$888.30
- Idaho$342.47
- Illinois$482.50
- Indiana$615.60
- Iowa$293.00
- Kansas$371.50
- Kentucky$395.96
- Louisiana$278.40
- Maine$242.85
- Maryland$490.59
- Massachusetts$549.50
- Michigan$369.00
- Minnesota$409.31
- Mississippi$279.00
- Missouri$491.06
- Montana$311.13
- Nebraska$346.95
- Nevada$452.75
- New Hampshire$306.81
- New Jersey$544.82
- New Mexico$591.81
- New York$644.15
- North Carolina$447.50
- North Dakota$426.68
- Ohio$670.35
- Oklahoma$365.30
- Oregon$405.80
- Pennsylvania$543.60
- Puerto Rico$103.83, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$489.00
- South Carolina$567.60
- South Dakota$644.00
- Tennessee$301.95
- Texas$524.59
- Utah$423.68
- Vermont$492.00
- Virginia$561.50
- Washington$551.02
- West Virginia$389.50
- Wisconsin$334.29
- Wyoming$295.58
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.