Breast lump removal cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for removal of a breast lump, open surgery: from $699.75 to $13,635.70, with a median of $4,000.00. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 19.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,000.00, is 4% below the US median of $4,185.70.
- Alabama ranks 20th of 44 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 19120. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$699.75UAB Medical West
Median$4,000.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$13,635.70in Alabama
Lowest saves$3,300.25vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Removal of Breast Lesion 1+ | $699.75 | $933.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL MAMMARY TISSUE REMOVAL | $1,633.20 | $4,083.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL EXCISION BREAST LESION; OPEN | $2,063.75 | $3,175.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Removal of one or more breast growth, open procedure | $2,339.00 | $9,746.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL EXC CYST/LESN BREAST | $2,425.20 | $4,042.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Removal Of Breast Lesion | $3,494.00 | $19,824.10 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 19120 EXCISIONAL BX | $3,741.10 | $6,802.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Exc Cyst/Aberrant Breast Tissue Open 1/> Lesion | $3,817.79 | $8,878.59 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL EXCISION CYST OR TUMOR BREAST OR DUCT | $4,000.00 | $7,000.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center one side Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $4,273.08 | $6,104.40 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $6,226.68 | $41,511.19 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $6,813.91 | $56,782.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $6,833.24 | $75,924.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center one side Dothan · Dothan, AL REMOVAL OF GROWTH AND TISSUE OF BREAST; DUCT; OR NIPPLE | $7,528.04 | $18,820.09 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $8,309.55 | $46,164.15 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $9,980.94 | $55,449.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL REMOVAL OF BREAST LESION | $13,635.70 | $90,904.67 | Apr 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $699.75 | $3,817.79 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $6,226.68 | $6,877.36 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $3,494.00 | $5,153.96 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $3,741.10 | $3,741.10 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $9,980.94 | $9,980.94 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $2,063.75 | $2,063.75 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $6,833.24 | $6,833.24 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $8,309.55 | $8,309.55 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $1,633.20 | $1,633.20 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $2,425.20 | $2,425.20 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $4,273.08 | $4,273.08 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $4,000.00 | $4,000.00 |
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 breast lump removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Breast lump removal explained.
Removal of a breast lump, open surgery in other states
- Alaska$5,701.80
- Arizona$5,240.74
- Arkansas$3,066.60
- California$5,011.00
- Colorado$5,598.88
- Connecticut$11,335.42, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$6,876.24
- District of Columbia$5,467.61, 2 hospitals
- Florida$4,023.39
- Georgia$6,653.00
- Hawaii$9,472.40
- Idaho$3,946.38
- Illinois$2,876.10
- Indiana$5,041.40
- Iowa$1,784.38
- Kansas$2,383.68
- Kentucky$3,938.86
- Louisiana$1,413.48
- Maine$1,421.70
- Maryland$1,153.19, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$6,576.62
- Michigan$5,383.86
- Minnesota$2,005.81
- Mississippi$1,804.25
- Missouri$2,462.91
- Montana$1,118.40
- Nebraska$1,189.60
- Nevada$4,258.00
- New Hampshire$1,690.34, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,109.67
- New Mexico$3,222.51
- New York$4,531.42
- North Carolina$4,824.00
- North Dakota$1,781.31
- Ohio$4,451.40
- Oklahoma$1,615.82
- Oregon$1,604.25
- Pennsylvania$9,042.48
- Puerto Rico$1,450.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$2,525.96, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$11,357.80
- South Dakota$4,396.80
- Tennessee$4,150.42
- Texas$4,920.97
- Utah$6,108.69, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,820.50
- Virginia$5,849.28
- Washington$4,877.28
- West Virginia$4,308.00
- Wisconsin$2,001.28
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.