Hernia repair cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $737.25 to $23,580.46, with a median of $3,737.00. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 32.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,737.00, is 37% below the US median of $5,890.12.
- Alabama ranks 10th of 40 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 49505. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$737.25UAB Medical West
Median$3,737.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$23,580.46in Alabama
Lowest saves$2,999.75vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Repair Inguinal Hernia | $737.25 | $983.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR | $956.00 | $2,390.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama one side Wedowee · Wedowee, AL REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $2,264.40 | $5,661.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Prp I/Hern Init Reduc >5 Yr | $3,195.00 | $24,837.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $3,387.05 | $7,876.86 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $3,532.10 | $5,434.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Repair of groin hernia patient age 5 years or older | $3,617.00 | $15,070.00 | — source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL 49505 RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $3,717.45 | $6,759.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL HERNIA REPAIR OVER 5 YO REDUCIBLE | $3,737.00 | $9,190.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center one side Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $5,306.56 | $7,580.80 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $6,857.93 | $45,719.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $8,801.63 | $97,795.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $12,730.42 | $70,724.53 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center one side Dothan · Dothan, AL REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $14,675.60 | $36,688.99 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $14,816.15 | $123,467.95 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $21,142.65 | $140,950.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $23,580.46 | $131,002.57 | 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 | $737.25 | $3,387.05 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $6,857.93 | $10,766.76 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $3,195.00 | $9,005.58 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $3,717.45 | $3,717.45 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $23,580.46 | $23,580.46 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $3,532.10 | $3,532.10 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $8,801.63 | $8,801.63 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $12,730.42 | $12,730.42 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $956.00 | $956.00 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $5,306.56 | $5,306.56 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $3,617.00 | $3,617.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $3,737.00 | $3,737.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $2,264.40 | $2,264.40 |
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 hernia repair is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hernia repair explained.
Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older in other states
- Alaska$6,906.90
- Arizona$16,011.54
- Arkansas$4,636.12
- California$7,389.20
- Colorado$9,902.41
- Connecticut$3,040.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$3,079.55, 1 hospital
- Florida$8,496.60
- Georgia$7,058.12
- Hawaii$7,971.60, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$8,630.00
- Illinois$4,274.00
- Indiana$8,776.01
- Iowa$1,710.60
- Kansas$4,250.00
- Kentucky$8,629.29
- Louisiana$3,049.20
- Maine$11,957.13, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$6,087.76, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$8,527.01
- Michigan$5,587.24
- Minnesota$2,865.72
- Mississippi$2,979.50
- Missouri$3,276.08
- Montana$2,748.87
- Nebraska$3,561.40
- Nevada$4,847.65
- New Hampshire$6,188.60, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,754.19
- New Mexico$5,122.15
- New York$4,176.15
- North Carolina$3,405.60
- North Dakota$5,844.41
- Ohio$10,552.10
- Oklahoma$4,715.00
- Oregon$8,972.63
- Pennsylvania$5,723.28
- Puerto Rico$937.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$6,499.72, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$5,643.00
- South Dakota$3,153.00
- Tennessee$4,673.12
- Texas$6,210.72
- Utah$6,891.22, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$4,990.21, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$13,458.16
- Washington$7,976.15
- West Virginia$4,985.75
- Wisconsin$6,316.03
- Wyoming$2,525.67, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.