Bunion surgery cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal: from $999.00 to $26,306.23, with a median of $7,542.25. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 26.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,542.25, is 59% above the US median of $4,739.75.
- Alabama ranks 29th of 38 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 28296. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$999.00UAB Medical West
Median$7,542.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$26,306.23in Alabama
Lowest saves$6,543.25vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Corr Complex Bunion-Mitchell | $999.00 | $1,332.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Cor Hlx Vlgs Dstl Mtar Osteo | $2,920.00 | $23,774.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 28296 CORRJ HALLUX VALGUS W/SESMDC W/DIST METAR OSTEOT | $5,550.60 | $10,092.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL COR HLX VLGS DSTL MTAR OSTEO | $7,055.23 | $47,034.87 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Corrj Hlx Vlgs Bncty Sesmdc Dstl Metar Osteot | $7,542.25 | $17,540.12 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL COR HLX VLGS DSTL MTAR OSTEO | $12,412.27 | $103,435.61 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL COR HLX VLGS DSTL MTAR OSTEO | $13,302.68 | $73,903.79 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CORRECTION OF BUNION | $13,576.05 | $75,422.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL COR HLX VLGS DSTL MTAR OSTEO | $26,306.23 | $175,374.87 | Nov 22, 2024 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 | $999.00 | $7,542.25 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $2,920.00 | $7,666.14 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $5,550.60 | $5,550.60 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $13,302.68 | $13,302.68 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $7,055.23 | $7,055.23 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $13,576.05 | $13,576.05 |
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 bunion surgery is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Bunion surgery explained.
Bunion correction with a bone cut near the head of the first metatarsal in other states
- Alaska$5,804.76
- Arizona$12,678.14
- Arkansas$3,653.13
- California$4,187.00
- Colorado$8,675.77
- Connecticut$6,977.97, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,799.64, 2 hospitals
- Florida$10,211.03
- Georgia$6,653.00
- Hawaii$10,111.50, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$6,510.00
- Illinois$4,021.50
- Indiana$10,079.38
- Iowa$3,598.30
- Kansas$3,685.73
- Kentucky$768.95, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$3,561.20
- Maine$1,130.42, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$3,672.94, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$7,186.33
- Michigan$4,499.12
- Minnesota$2,199.71
- Mississippi$8,546.50
- Missouri$3,261.00
- Montana$3,396.98, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$2,641.50
- Nevada$3,765.30
- New Hampshire$701.80, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,627.00
- New Mexico$5,299.08
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$5,688.00
- North Dakota$5,736.44
- Ohio$24,137.35
- Oklahoma$4,563.02
- Oregon$7,911.00
- Pennsylvania$5,873.00
- Puerto Rico$1,050.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$4,324.71, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$14,404.06
- South Dakota$4,262.40
- Tennessee$6,826.93
- Texas$4,112.71
- Utah$3,112.50, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$4,083.49, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$18,396.38
- Washington$6,226.69
- West Virginia$5,144.25
- Wisconsin$4,489.69
- Wyoming$4,046.43, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.