Hemorrhoid banding cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation): from $373.50 to $5,487.69, with a median of $1,824.00. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 14.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,824.00, is 61% above the US median of $1,132.30.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($950.10).
- Alabama ranks 36th of 45 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 12 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 46221. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$373.50UAB Medical West
Median$1,824.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,487.69in Alabama
Lowest saves$1,450.50vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Hemorrhoidectomy,Internal,By R | $373.50 | $498.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Ligation Of Hemorrhoid(S) | $830.00 | $20,014.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL HEMORRHOIDECTOMY | $931.12 | $1,862.23 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL BANDING HEMORRHOIDS | $1,182.00 | $1,182.00 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Banding Hemorrhoid Internal By Rubberband - Simple | $1,824.00 | $1,824.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Banding Hemorrhoid Internal By Rubberband - Simple | $1,824.00 | $1,824.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Banding Hemorrhoid Internal By Rubberband - Simple | $1,824.00 | $1,824.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Banding Hemorrhoid Internal By Rubberband - Simple | $1,824.00 | $1,824.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $3,563.31 | $23,755.37 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $4,304.36 | $35,869.64 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $4,595.51 | $25,530.63 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL LIGATION OF HEMORRHOID(S) | $5,487.69 | $60,974.30 | 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 | 5 | $373.50 | $1,824.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $830.00 | $2,567.18 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $3,563.31 | $3,563.31 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $5,487.69 | $5,487.69 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $4,595.51 | $4,595.51 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $931.12 | $931.12 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $1,824.00 | $1,824.00 |
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 hemorrhoid banding is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hemorrhoid banding explained.
Hemorrhoid banding (rubber band ligation) in other states
- Alaska$1,620.84
- Arizona$1,316.29
- Arkansas$834.60
- California$1,872.00
- Colorado$2,422.15
- Connecticut$3,224.78
- Delaware$1,067.60, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$2,277.23, 2 hospitals
- Florida$1,719.45
- Georgia$1,377.16
- Hawaii$1,850.10
- Idaho$1,094.40
- Illinois$914.00
- Indiana$2,199.33
- Iowa$653.80
- Kansas$956.00
- Kentucky$1,000.61
- Louisiana$498.40
- Maine$757.41
- Maryland$698.00, 3 hospitals
- Massachusetts$1,934.70
- Michigan$1,431.95
- Minnesota$815.17
- Mississippi$720.00
- Missouri$1,360.00
- Montana$661.60
- Nebraska$665.00
- Nevada$1,034.55, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$557.38
- New Jersey$2,531.28
- New Mexico$830.70
- New York$1,140.93
- North Carolina$734.16
- North Dakota$1,420.90
- Ohio$1,912.95
- Oklahoma$984.60
- Oregon$740.25
- Pennsylvania$1,791.43
- Rhode Island$1,859.00
- South Carolina$1,546.20
- South Dakota$1,183.20
- Tennessee$1,015.80
- Texas$890.85
- Utah$1,413.80, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,341.00
- Virginia$1,452.00
- Washington$1,260.75
- West Virginia$1,181.25
- Wisconsin$1,235.70
- Wyoming$1,198.93, 4 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.