Joint injection (cortisone shot) cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound: from $60.00 to $8,348.64, with a median of $385.00. The lowest price is at Coosa Valley Medical Center (Sylacauga) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 139.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $385.00, is 12% below the US median of $439.76.
- That is 1.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($313.60).
- Alabama ranks 20th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 51 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 20610. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$60.00Coosa Valley Medical Center + 1 more
Median$385.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,348.64in Alabama
Lowest saves$325.00vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Valley Medical Center lowest Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Arthrocentesis Aspir & /Inj | $60.00 | $250.00 | — source file |
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Inj Major Joint or Bursa | $60.00 | $80.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL INJ MAJOR JT W/O US KNEE | $70.52 | $271.24 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL ASPIRATION INJECTION MAJOR JOINT | $76.50 | $153.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM LARGE JOINT | $136.80 | $342.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL Inj/Drain Major Jt/Bursa wo US | $141.75 | $283.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL ER-ARTHROCENTESIS OF JOINT(SM,MED,LG) | $182.80 | $457.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville · Haleyville, AL ASPIRATION/INJ MAJOR JOINT | $186.00 | $1,188.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSE | $200.85 | $309.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL F-MAJOR JOINT ASP/INJ (PIC) | $209.11 | $348.52 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL INJECT/ASPIRATE JOINT - LARGE | $209.11 | $348.52 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $254.10 | $715.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Drain/Inj Joint/Bursa W/O Us | $273.00 | $19,609.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL ARTHROCENTESIS JOINT MAJOR | $277.60 | $347.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL DRAIN/INJ. JNT/BURSA 20610 | $282.63 | $565.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ..DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $283.00 | $283.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ..DRAIN/INJECT JOINT/BURSA | $283.00 | $283.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA ARTHRO ASPIR/INJ LRG | $286.50 | $573.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL CTH DRAIN/INJ MAJOR JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $288.75 | $525.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $304.70 | $304.70 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $304.70 | $304.70 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $333.83 | $834.57 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Arthrocentesis Large Joint-Dra | $366.00 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL ARTHROCENTESIS, MAJOR JOINT | $385.00 | $385.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL ARTHROCENTESIS, MAJOR JOINT | $385.00 | $385.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL ARTHROCENTESIS, MAJOR JOINT | $385.00 | $385.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $410.22 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC PBB ARTHROCENTESIS ASPIRAND/INJ MAJOR JT/BURSA W/O US | $410.22 | $954.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $411.00 | $411.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $411.00 | $411.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL DRAIN/INJ JOINT/BURSA W/O US | $411.00 | $411.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT | $434.91 | $572.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL ARTHROCENT ASPIR INJ MAJ | $457.23 | $457.23 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL US ASP/INJ MAJOR JNT BUR | $469.17 | $551.96 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O US | $506.17 | $1,177.13 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O US | $506.17 | $1,177.13 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center one side Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL ASPIRATION AND/OR INJECTION OF FLUID FROM LARGE JOINT | $558.71 | $798.15 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL 20610 INJECT MAJOR JOINT | $650.00 | $1,000.00 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ARTHROCENTESIS MAJOR JOINT W/O US GUID | $733.00 | $1,466.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital one side Red Bay · Russellville, AL MRC DRN/INJ MAJ JT W/O US RT | $813.00 | $813.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $1,092.25 | $1,092.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $1,314.73 | $8,764.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $1,475.24 | $12,293.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $2,042.01 | $22,688.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $2,488.68 | $13,826.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Arthrocentesis Aspir&/Inj Major Jt/Bursa W/O Us | $3,258.00 | $3,258.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $5,116.85 | $34,112.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL DRAIN/INJECT, JOINT/BURSA | $8,348.64 | $46,381.31 | 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.
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 | 9 | $60.00 | $1,092.25 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $283.00 | $411.00 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $385.00 | $385.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $304.70 | $304.70 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $333.83 | $824.28 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $273.00 | $874.12 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $209.11 | $209.11 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $70.52 | $441.76 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $60.00 | $1,659.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $141.75 | $209.68 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $288.75 | $288.75 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $434.91 | $434.91 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $733.00 | $733.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $650.00 | $650.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $366.00 | $366.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $8,348.64 | $8,348.64 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $200.85 | $200.85 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $2,042.01 | $2,042.01 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $286.50 | $286.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $282.63 | $282.63 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $411.00 | $411.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $283.00 | $283.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $186.00 | $186.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $410.22 | $410.22 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $76.50 | $76.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $182.80 | $182.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $469.17 | $469.17 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $558.71 | $558.71 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $254.10 | $254.10 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $136.80 | $136.80 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $410.22 | $410.22 |
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 joint injection (cortisone shot) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Joint injection (cortisone shot) explained.
Injection or fluid drainage of a major joint (knee, shoulder, hip), no ultrasound in other states
- Alaska$418.00
- Arizona$567.43
- Arkansas$399.31
- California$951.60
- Colorado$344.34
- Connecticut$652.05
- Delaware$960.45
- District of Columbia$557.92, 3 hospitals
- Florida$668.20
- Georgia$905.19
- Hawaii$599.25
- Idaho$305.00
- Illinois$494.00
- Indiana$412.92
- Iowa$354.00
- Kansas$342.23
- Kentucky$391.16
- Louisiana$258.30
- Maine$269.32
- Maryland$240.42
- Massachusetts$566.25
- Michigan$422.07
- Minnesota$362.85
- Mississippi$248.95
- Missouri$290.88
- Montana$275.85
- Nebraska$198.69
- Nevada$333.00
- New Hampshire$336.29
- New Jersey$1,065.25
- New Mexico$427.38
- New York$505.82
- North Carolina$418.80
- North Dakota$303.20
- Ohio$696.00
- Oklahoma$366.05
- Oregon$312.00
- Pennsylvania$468.12
- Puerto Rico$2,100.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,510.00
- South Carolina$646.52
- South Dakota$688.00
- Tennessee$343.47
- Texas$592.44
- Utah$460.95
- Vermont$681.90
- Virginia$387.46
- Washington$484.86
- West Virginia$343.50
- Wisconsin$399.36
- Wyoming$408.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.