Wrist fracture care, no reset cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting: from $134.60 to $934.87, with a median of $274.13. The lowest price is at Monroe County Hospital (Monroeville). The highest price is 6.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $274.13, is 42% below the US median of $473.89.
- That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($252.01).
- Alabama ranks 6th of 47 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 25600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$134.60Monroe County Hospital
Median$274.13half of hospitals charge less
Highest$934.87in Alabama
Lowest saves$139.53vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Hospital lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL ER-DISLOCATION/FRAC DISTL RADIUS W/O MA | $134.60 | $336.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL CLOSED TREATMENT OF BROKEN FOREARM (RADIUS) BONE AT THE WRIST AREA ON THE THUMB SIDE OF THE WRIST WITHOUT MANIPULATION | $201.60 | $288.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $205.97 | $479.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $205.97 | $479.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Clsd Treat Distl Rad/Ulna Fx Wo Manip | $220.00 | $765.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL CL TR DISTAL RADIAL FX | $227.50 | $350.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL CLTX DSTL RADIUS/ULNA FX 25600 | $274.13 | $548.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL CLTX DSTL RADIUS/ULNA FX 25600 | $274.13 | $548.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL CLOSED REDUCTION DISTAL RADIUS FX | $292.50 | $585.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Closed Trt Fx Rad/Ulna Wo/Manp | $320.17 | $426.89 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL CLTX DST RDL FX/EPHYS SEP WO | $366.00 | $610.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL CLTX DST RDL FX/EPHYS SEP WO | $454.38 | $1,135.95 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ER CLOSED RX DIST RAD/ULNA FX | $548.00 | $1,096.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 25600 Clsd tx Fracture Radius/Ulna w/o manip | $555.50 | $1,010.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Closed Treatment of Distal Radial Fracture Epiphyseal Separation, Includes Closed Treatment of Fracture of Ulnar Styloid, When Performed; Without Manipulation | $934.87 | $2,174.11 | Mar 31, 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
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $320.17 | $627.52 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $555.50 | $555.50 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $548.00 | $548.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $366.00 | $366.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $454.38 | $454.38 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $227.50 | $227.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $274.13 | $274.13 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $220.00 | $220.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $205.97 | $205.97 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $292.50 | $292.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $134.60 | $134.60 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $201.60 | $201.60 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $274.13 | $274.13 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $205.97 | $205.97 |
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 wrist fracture care, no reset is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Wrist fracture care, no reset explained.
Closed treatment of a wrist (distal radius) fracture, no resetting in other states
- Alaska$495.06
- Arizona$1,577.00
- Arkansas$218.37
- California$558.24
- Colorado$661.86
- Connecticut$788.84
- Delaware$669.48, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$447.62, 3 hospitals
- Florida$557.60
- Georgia$524.70
- Hawaii$899.50
- Idaho$341.60
- Illinois$518.40
- Indiana$435.60
- Iowa$437.70
- Kansas$604.33
- Kentucky$282.78
- Louisiana$284.60
- Maine$290.70
- Maryland$832.89, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$619.27
- Michigan$379.00
- Minnesota$492.48
- Mississippi$205.97
- Missouri$415.87
- Montana$457.19
- Nebraska$467.70
- Nevada$441.60
- New Hampshire$267.15
- New Jersey$1,963.09
- New Mexico$424.91
- New York$561.60
- North Carolina$411.50
- North Dakota$445.25
- Ohio$409.50
- Oklahoma$262.61
- Oregon$529.31
- Pennsylvania$662.95
- Puerto Rico$249.36, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$315.00
- South Carolina$378.60
- South Dakota$597.70
- Tennessee$236.55
- Texas$445.81
- Utah$414.41, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$540.06
- Virginia$338.00
- Washington$616.80
- West Virginia$317.50
- Wisconsin$615.55
- Wyoming$513.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.