Tonsillectomy, child cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12: from $381.00 to $19,522.23, with a median of $5,408.10. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 51.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,408.10, is about the same as the US median of $5,433.37.
- Alabama ranks 15th of 28 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 42825. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 22, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$381.00UAB Medical West
Median$5,408.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$19,522.23in Alabama
Lowest saves$5,027.10vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Romoval Of Tonsils | $381.00 | $508.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL REMOVAL OF TONSILS <12 YO | $2,424.50 | $3,730.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Tonsillectomy Primary/Secondary <Age 12 | $2,442.39 | $5,679.98 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL REMOVAL OF TONSILS (YOUNGER THAN 12 YEARS) | $4,215.73 | $6,022.47 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $4,758.50 | $31,723.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $6,057.70 | $67,307.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $6,657.09 | $36,983.83 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $6,668.86 | $55,573.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $6,866.54 | $38,147.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL REMOVAL OF TONSILS | $19,522.23 | $130,148.20 | 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 | 3 | $381.00 | $2,442.39 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $6,866.54 | $6,866.54 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $4,758.50 | $4,758.50 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $2,424.50 | $2,424.50 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $6,057.70 | $6,057.70 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $6,668.86 | $6,668.86 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $6,657.09 | $6,657.09 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $4,215.73 | $4,215.73 |
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 tonsillectomy, child is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Tonsillectomy, child explained.
Tonsil removal (tonsillectomy) only, child under 12 in other states
- Arizona$6,582.23, 2 hospitals
- Arkansas$2,979.01
- California$14,319.20
- Colorado$8,292.12
- Delaware$5,681.40, 1 hospital
- Florida$5,870.22
- Georgia$9,791.00
- Hawaii$4,351.20, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$10,690.13
- Illinois$4,924.53
- Indiana$8,217.30
- Iowa$4,625.38, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$2,547.40
- Kentucky$6,694.47, 4 hospitals
- Louisiana$2,726.68
- Maine$650.14, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$9,662.87, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$3,109.08
- Minnesota$693.26
- Mississippi$3,052.91
- Missouri$5,442.77
- Montana$851.20
- Nebraska$3,167.57
- Nevada$7,378.20, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$4,371.46, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,547.81
- New Mexico$9,434.17, 3 hospitals
- New York$7,000.36
- North Carolina$5,085.83
- North Dakota$4,531.08, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$6,382.80
- Oklahoma$3,075.79, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$6,368.05, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$9,593.78
- South Carolina$5,369.93, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$3,882.74, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$3,526.13
- Texas$4,555.73
- Utah$2,880.00, 1 hospital
- Vermont$456.00, 1 hospital
- Virginia$9,090.00
- Washington$5,543.04
- West Virginia$2,807.25
- Wisconsin$1,761.14
- Wyoming$2,677.29, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.