Bunion surgery (joint resection) cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for bunion correction with removal of part of the big toe joint: from $867.00 to $40,664.21, with a median of $5,550.60. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 46.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,550.60, is 24% above the US median of $4,461.50.
- Alabama ranks 21st of 33 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 28292. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$867.00UAB Medical West
Median$5,550.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$40,664.21in Alabama
Lowest saves$4,683.60vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Correct Bunion-Keller,Mcb,Mayo | $867.00 | $1,156.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Cor Hlx Vlgs Rsc Prx Phlx Bs | $2,920.00 | $45,336.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL BUNION CORRCT KELLER MCBRIDE MAYO STYLE | $3,400.00 | $10,500.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 28292 Correct bunion/Keller/McBride/Mayo | $5,550.60 | $10,092.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL CORRECTION OF BUNION | $5,997.06 | $39,980.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CORRECTION OF BUNION | $8,123.09 | $45,128.25 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL CORRECTION OF BUNION | $40,664.21 | $271,094.74 | 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 | 2 | $867.00 | $20,765.60 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $5,550.60 | $5,550.60 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $5,997.06 | $5,997.06 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $2,920.00 | $2,920.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $8,123.09 | $8,123.09 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $3,400.00 | $3,400.00 |
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
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Bunion correction with removal of part of the big toe joint in other states
- Arizona$17,669.95
- Arkansas$1,749.40
- California$5,006.49
- Colorado$7,725.89
- Connecticut$2,810.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,682.60, 1 hospital
- Florida$12,336.00
- Georgia$5,810.00
- Hawaii$4,429.25, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$5,326.03
- Illinois$3,489.00
- Indiana$5,520.20
- Iowa$2,888.95
- Kansas$3,897.79
- Kentucky$5,107.21, 4 hospitals
- Louisiana$4,306.02
- Maine$943.45, 1 hospital
- Maryland$2,848.19, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,677.86
- Michigan$4,499.12
- Minnesota$2,633.87
- Mississippi$7,290.00
- Missouri$3,261.00
- Montana$1,349.24, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$2,579.76
- Nevada$3,774.50, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$736.45, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,627.00
- New Mexico$18,230.74, 3 hospitals
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$5,295.00
- North Dakota$5,736.44
- Ohio$14,115.53
- Oklahoma$6,615.10, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$5,993.50
- Rhode Island$3,842.08, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$8,907.23
- South Dakota$4,262.40
- Tennessee$11,664.26
- Texas$4,131.07
- Utah$1,011.38, 1 hospital
- Vermont$3,694.48, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$12,918.85
- Washington$4,975.35
- West Virginia$3,763.55
- Wisconsin$4,585.91
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.