Blood transfusion cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components): from $76.50 to $1,739.90, with a median of $392.70. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 22.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $392.70, is 48% below the US median of $760.00.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($450.73).
- Alabama has the lowest median of 50 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 17 of 49 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 36430. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$76.50UAB Medical West
Median$392.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,739.90in Alabama
Lowest saves$316.20vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL OP Transf Blood or Comp 2 Unit | $76.50 | $102.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL RANDOM PLATELETS (UNIT) | $81.10 | $81.10 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Bb Transfusion Fee | $90.00 | $375.00 | — source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Administration of Blood (Bridge) | $99.00 | $509.00 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAB-IBD SGI, CRP | $154.06 | $154.06 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL LAB-IBD SGI, CRP | $154.06 | $154.06 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL BLOOD TRANSF 0 2 HRS | $177.75 | $1,974.96 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL *BB PLATELET ADMINISTRATION | $179.80 | $449.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA TRANSFUSION ADMIN | $180.00 | $360.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital one side Red Bay · Russellville, AL XR-RIGHT HAND AP/OBLIQUE VIEWS | $185.00 | $185.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Blood Transfusion Service | $206.00 | $206.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Blood Transfusion Service | $206.00 | $206.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Blood Transfusion Service | $206.00 | $206.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Blood Transfusion Service | $206.00 | $206.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $273.00 | $273.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $273.00 | $273.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $273.00 | $273.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL LAB-EBV,IGG EARLY AG | $277.00 | $277.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $309.00 | $618.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $309.00 | $618.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $320.14 | $2,667.84 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $325.20 | $813.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $348.90 | $2,326.00 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $357.70 | $511.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Blood Administration Charge | $392.70 | $714.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Blood Transfusion Service | $393.00 | $1,828.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $395.00 | $790.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL BB ADMINSTRATION OF BLOOD PRODUCT | $413.14 | $516.43 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Blood Transfusion | $432.00 | $720.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $466.00 | $1,000.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $468.78 | $781.30 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $468.78 | $781.30 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL TRANSFUSION OF BLOOD OR BLOOD PRODUCTS | $509.62 | $1,274.05 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $514.71 | $1,197.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICE | $514.71 | $1,197.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL BB BLOOD AMINISTRATION FEE | $516.10 | $794.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $528.00 | $528.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL BLOOD PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION | $528.00 | $528.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL BLOOD TRANSF 0 2 HRS | $530.52 | $2,947.33 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL BLD TRAN 10 TO 12HRS | $549.94 | $3,666.24 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $586.00 | $1,172.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC BLD PRODUCT TRANSFUSION/ADMIN (ONE PER DAY) | $599.64 | $789.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $678.50 | $678.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL TRANSFUSION BLD/BLD COMPNT | $678.50 | $678.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL BLOOD ADMINISTRATION | $880.44 | $1,035.81 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL BLOOD TRANSFUSION | $917.55 | $5,097.51 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Platelet Aliq-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Granulocyte Unit-Trans | $968.70 | $2,252.78 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Blood Transfusion Service | $1,739.90 | $1,739.90 | 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.
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
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. 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 | 9 | $76.50 | $206.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $154.06 | $341.03 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $273.00 | $273.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $678.50 | $678.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $509.62 | $529.78 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $320.14 | $356.57 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $468.78 | $468.78 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $90.00 | $148.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $309.00 | $361.07 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $392.70 | $392.70 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $599.64 | $599.64 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $395.00 | $395.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $432.00 | $432.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $530.52 | $530.52 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $516.10 | $516.10 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $177.75 | $177.75 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $309.00 | $309.00 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $277.00 | $277.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $528.00 | $528.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $514.71 | $514.71 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $586.00 | $586.00 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $179.80 | $179.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $880.44 | $880.44 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $185.00 | $185.00 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $357.70 | $357.70 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $466.00 | $466.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $325.20 | $325.20 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $514.71 | $514.71 |
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 blood transfusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood transfusion explained.
Blood transfusion (giving blood or blood components) in other states
- Alaska$1,181.50
- Arizona$541.38
- Arkansas$470.34
- California$873.60
- Colorado$1,129.16
- Connecticut$1,200.34
- Delaware$976.31
- District of Columbia$1,099.13, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,101.00
- Georgia$773.76
- Hawaii$940.10
- Idaho$978.75
- Illinois$863.71
- Indiana$900.25
- Iowa$550.91
- Kansas$577.20
- Kentucky$603.00
- Louisiana$475.30
- Maine$493.75
- Maryland$519.20
- Massachusetts$920.00
- Michigan$751.40
- Minnesota$704.76
- Mississippi$396.00
- Missouri$655.85
- Montana$757.40
- Nebraska$755.39
- Nevada$502.18
- New Hampshire$816.47
- New Jersey$832.59
- New Mexico$687.86
- New York$732.22
- North Carolina$745.50
- North Dakota$709.50
- Ohio$1,110.75
- Oklahoma$724.90
- Oregon$793.43
- Pennsylvania$941.55
- Puerto Rico$762.00, 3 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,000.80
- South Carolina$1,023.10
- South Dakota$966.40
- Tennessee$397.54
- Texas$765.00
- Utah$1,306.59
- Vermont$670.00
- Virginia$853.79
- Washington$1,015.25
- West Virginia$638.50
- Wisconsin$583.70
- Wyoming$712.69
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.