Rotator cuff repair cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for arthroscopic rotator cuff repair of the shoulder: from $3,955.61 to $30,640.34, with a median of $11,670.30. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 7.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $11,670.30, is 46% above the US median of $7,972.34.
- Alabama ranks 29th of 37 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 29827. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,955.61UAB Medical West
Median$11,670.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$30,640.34in Alabama
Lowest saves$7,714.69vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Arthroscopy,Shoulder,Distal Cl | $3,955.61 | $5,274.15 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center one side Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL REPAIR OF SHOULDER ROTATOR CUFF USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $4,506.38 | $6,437.68 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Sho Arthrs Srg Rt8Tr Cuf Rpr | $6,476.00 | $38,106.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 29827 Arthroscop rotator cuff repr | $6,979.50 | $12,690.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL ARTHROSCOPY SHOULDER ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR | $7,360.00 | $17,036.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL ARTHROSCOPY ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR | $8,549.39 | $17,098.77 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL SHO ARTHRS SRG RT8TR CUF RPR | $11,670.30 | $129,670.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center one side Dothan · Dothan, AL REPAIR OF SHOULDER ROTATOR CUFF USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $11,970.05 | $29,925.12 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL SHO ARTHRS SRG RT8TR CUF RPR | $16,069.30 | $133,910.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL SHO ARTHRS SRG RT8TR CUF RPR | $18,657.86 | $124,385.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL SHO ARTHRS SRG RT8TR CUF RPR | $20,869.32 | $115,940.69 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL SHO ARTHRS SRG RT8TR CUF RPR | $23,512.97 | $130,627.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL SHO ARTHRS SRG RT8TR CUF RPR | $30,640.34 | $204,268.90 | 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 | $3,955.61 | $17,297.98 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $11,970.05 | $15,313.96 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $6,476.00 | $11,272.65 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $6,979.50 | $6,979.50 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $23,512.97 | $23,512.97 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $11,670.30 | $11,670.30 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $20,869.32 | $20,869.32 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $8,549.39 | $8,549.39 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $4,506.38 | $4,506.38 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $7,360.00 | $7,360.00 |
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 rotator cuff repair is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rotator cuff repair explained.
Arthroscopic rotator cuff repair of the shoulder in other states
- Alaska$9,459.84, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$10,825.69
- Arkansas$2,487.64
- California$7,543.65
- Colorado$10,281.00
- Connecticut$6,175.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$2,585.15, 2 hospitals
- Florida$22,888.16
- Georgia$11,309.00
- Hawaii$23,893.10
- Idaho$11,190.13
- Illinois$9,308.20
- Indiana$16,936.49
- Iowa$4,205.38
- Kansas$7,458.50
- Kentucky$6,485.76
- Louisiana$9,276.71
- Maine$2,597.30, 1 hospital
- Maryland$12,622.24, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$10,435.10
- Michigan$3,991.75
- Minnesota$3,623.96
- Mississippi$8,032.13
- Missouri$9,765.41
- Montana$3,989.56, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$4,523.20
- Nevada$7,892.00
- New Hampshire$1,557.05, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$7,807.24
- New Mexico$7,973.52
- New York$8,453.60
- North Carolina$7,942.80
- North Dakota$9,395.73, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$27,934.35
- Oklahoma$13,811.32
- Oregon$3,795.07
- Pennsylvania$13,461.22
- Puerto Rico$21,000.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$5,235.37, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$29,812.42
- South Dakota$5,434.49, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$9,037.38
- Texas$4,919.40
- Utah$6,015.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$7,058.00, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$27,745.20
- Washington$6,677.78
- West Virginia$4,964.67
- Wisconsin$5,268.87
- Wyoming$1,656.56, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.