Balloon sinuplasty, maxillary cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for balloon dilation of the maxillary sinus opening, one side: from $2,748.75 to $26,682.62, with a median of $19,384.86. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 9.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $19,384.86, is 240% above the US median of $5,695.20.
- Alabama ranks 22nd of 23 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 31295. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,748.75UAB Medical West
Median$19,384.86half of hospitals charge less
Highest$26,682.62in Alabama
Lowest saves$16,636.11vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Nasal/Sinus Ndsc Surg W/Dilat | $2,748.75 | $3,665.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL NSL/SINS NDSC SURG MAX SINS | $12,695.42 | $70,530.11 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL NSL/SINS NDSC SURG MAX SINS | $19,384.86 | $129,232.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL NSL/SINS NDSC SURG MAX SINS | $24,113.77 | $160,758.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL NSL/SINS NDSC SURG MAX SINS | $26,682.62 | $148,236.80 | Jan 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 | $2,748.75 | $11,066.80 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $12,695.42 | $12,695.42 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $24,113.77 | $24,113.77 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $26,682.62 | $26,682.62 |
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 balloon sinuplasty, maxillary is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Balloon sinuplasty, maxillary explained.
Balloon dilation of the maxillary sinus opening, one side in other states
- Alaska$13,322.32, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$7,085.61, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$1,878.41
- California$4,755.38
- Florida$7,252.04
- Georgia$15,790.00
- Hawaii$13,956.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$8,965.50
- Illinois$4,398.60
- Indiana$2,199.86, 3 hospitals
- Iowa$4,636.52, 1 hospital
- Kansas$3,872.40, 1 hospital
- Kentucky$9,247.81, 2 hospitals
- Louisiana$3,874.39
- Massachusetts$8,403.00, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$2,803.90
- Minnesota$2,600.15
- Mississippi$1,904.00, 4 hospitals
- Missouri$5,995.45
- Montana$1,743.44, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$12,198.75, 1 hospital
- Nevada$8,033.10, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$2,826.52, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,083.00
- New Mexico$7,173.18, 3 hospitals
- New York$8,191.77
- North Carolina$12,244.00, 3 hospitals
- North Dakota$7,120.00
- Ohio$19,625.40
- Oklahoma$14,113.52, 1 hospital
- Oregon$15,974.40
- Pennsylvania$12,532.10
- Rhode Island$7,896.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$8,761.20
- South Dakota$7,839.20
- Tennessee$3,349.54
- Texas$4,845.73
- Utah$7,915.42, 1 hospital
- Vermont$1,965.11, 1 hospital
- Virginia$8,084.12, 2 hospitals
- Washington$4,744.02
- Wisconsin$1,917.59
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.