Appendectomy cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts): from $1,375.40 to $26,366.24, with a median of $14,961.68. The lowest price is at Monroe County Hospital (Monroeville). The highest price is 19.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $14,961.68, is 93% above the US median of $7,737.00.
- Alabama ranks 36th of 39 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 44970. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,375.40Monroe County Hospital
Median$14,961.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$26,366.24in Alabama
Lowest saves$13,586.28vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Hospital lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDECTOMY | $1,375.40 | $3,438.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Laparoscopy, Appendectomy | $3,554.90 | $4,739.87 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL LARAPOSCOPY APPENDECTOMY | $4,050.80 | $6,232.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Laparoscopy Appendectomy | $5,395.00 | $22,949.10 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL ROBOTIC APPENDECTOMY | $8,661.22 | $10,189.67 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $11,916.35 | $132,403.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $14,961.68 | $124,680.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $17,077.17 | $24,395.96 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $18,243.58 | $101,353.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $18,275.96 | $121,839.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL REMOVAL OF APPENDIX USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $18,308.85 | $45,772.12 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $19,078.57 | $105,992.03 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL LAPAROSCOPY, APPENDECTOMY | $26,366.24 | $175,774.93 | 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 | $3,554.90 | $14,960.57 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $18,275.96 | $18,292.40 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $5,395.00 | $10,178.34 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $18,243.58 | $18,243.58 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $4,050.80 | $4,050.80 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $11,916.35 | $11,916.35 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $19,078.57 | $19,078.57 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $1,375.40 | $1,375.40 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $8,661.22 | $8,661.22 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $17,077.17 | $17,077.17 |
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 appendectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Appendectomy explained.
Laparoscopic appendectomy (appendix removal through small cuts) in other states
- Alaska$6,136.26, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$14,884.04
- Arkansas$5,543.95
- California$8,168.45
- Colorado$7,536.32
- Connecticut$3,485.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$7,287.90, 1 hospital
- Florida$11,216.99
- Georgia$10,651.00
- Hawaii$8,815.80
- Idaho$8,070.00
- Illinois$6,446.00
- Indiana$14,251.44
- Iowa$4,030.82
- Kansas$4,683.60
- Kentucky$10,468.60
- Louisiana$4,725.37
- Maine$1,618.89, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$7,459.82, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$10,183.54
- Michigan$8,484.45
- Minnesota$4,048.62
- Mississippi$5,202.24
- Missouri$6,736.51
- Montana$1,376.80
- Nebraska$4,030.82
- Nevada$6,672.70
- New Hampshire$6,643.90, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$13,701.41
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$6,395.20
- North Dakota$7,742.12, 3 hospitals
- Ohio$17,444.70
- Oklahoma$2,214.10
- Oregon$11,530.25
- Pennsylvania$10,429.29
- Puerto Rico$1,250.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$9,455.56, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$18,643.74
- South Dakota$12,716.00
- Tennessee$3,430.24
- Texas$7,083.76
- Utah$6,435.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$4,790.66, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$17,536.05
- Washington$7,777.50
- West Virginia$7,294.75
- Wisconsin$4,257.77
- Wyoming$3,878.85, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.