Umbilical/ventral hernia repair, 3 to 10 cm cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a front abdominal hernia (such as umbilical) 3 to 10 cm: from $774.00 to $38,832.21, with a median of $13,114.66. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 50.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $13,114.66, is 78% above the US median of $7,383.87.
- Alabama ranks 30th of 36 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 49593. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$774.00UAB Medical West
Median$13,114.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$38,832.21in Alabama
Lowest saves$12,340.66vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Rpr AA HRN 1st 3-10 RDC | $774.00 | $1,032.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL ANT ABD HERNIA RPR INITIAL REDUCIBLE -10 | $2,833.60 | $7,084.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Rpr Aa Hrn 1St 3-10 Rdc | $5,778.00 | $31,236.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL RPR AA HRN 1ST 3-10 RDC | $7,886.57 | $87,628.60 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL RPR AA HRN 1ST 3-10 RDC | $11,953.90 | $99,615.87 | Nov 23, 2024 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL HERNIA REPAIR ABDOMINAL 3-10CM | $12,776.34 | $15,030.99 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL RPR AA HRN 1ST 3-10 RDC | $13,125.32 | $87,502.11 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL RPR AA HRN 1ST 3-10 RDC | $17,503.66 | $116,691.07 | Nov 22, 2024 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL RPR AA HRN 1ST 3-10 RDC | $17,651.88 | $98,065.99 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL REPAIR OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL HERNIA(S) (IE; EPIGASTRIC; INCISIONAL; VENTRAL; UMBILICAL; SPIGELIAN); ANY APPROACH (IE; OPEN; LAPAROSCOPIC; ROBOTIC); INITIAL; INCLUDING IMPLANTATION OF MESH OR OTHER PROSTHESIS WHEN PERFORMED; TOTAL LENGTH OF DEFECT(S); 3 CM TO 10 CM; REDUCIBLE | $21,470.05 | $30,671.50 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL REPAIR OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL HERNIA(S) (IE; EPIGASTRIC; INCISIONAL; VENTRAL; UMBILICAL; SPIGELIAN); ANY APPROACH (IE; OPEN; LAPAROSCOPIC; ROBOTIC); INITIAL; INCLUDING IMPLANTATION OF MESH OR OTHER PROSTHESIS WHEN PERFORMED; TOTAL LENGTH OF DEFECT(S); 3 CM TO 10 CM; REDUCIBLE | $23,152.43 | $57,881.08 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL RPR AA HRN 1ST 3-10 RDC | $31,211.75 | $173,398.60 | Nov 23, 2024 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 | $774.00 | $9,138.83 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $13,125.32 | $18,138.88 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $5,778.00 | $8,865.95 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $31,211.75 | $31,211.75 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $7,886.57 | $7,886.57 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $17,651.88 | $17,651.88 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $2,833.60 | $2,833.60 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $12,776.34 | $12,776.34 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $21,470.05 | $21,470.05 |
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 umbilical/ventral hernia repair, 3 to 10 cm is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Umbilical/ventral hernia repair, 3 to 10 cm explained.
First repair of a front abdominal hernia (such as umbilical) 3 to 10 cm in other states
- Alaska$6,554.05, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$16,361.06
- Arkansas$4,495.32
- California$7,481.60
- Colorado$7,367.08
- Connecticut$3,275.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$8,395.45, 1 hospital
- Florida$15,132.35
- Georgia$8,241.00
- Hawaii$15,557.50, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$11,808.64
- Illinois$11,656.25
- Indiana$18,725.82
- Iowa$5,596.00
- Kansas$5,342.40
- Kentucky$9,015.22
- Louisiana$5,889.28
- Maine$1,476.19, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$7,567.33, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$8,070.50, 4 hospitals
- Michigan$8,591.32
- Minnesota$1,739.14
- Mississippi$5,114.34
- Missouri$4,766.00
- Montana$882.36
- Nebraska$6,243.20
- Nevada$7,041.00, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$4,492.75, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,819.30
- New Mexico$7,788.77
- New York$7,383.87
- North Carolina$4,688.00
- North Dakota$4,716.52
- Ohio$25,238.99
- Oklahoma$4,715.00
- Oregon$3,164.43
- Pennsylvania$10,921.47
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$7,973.92, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$26,489.97
- South Dakota$6,003.82, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$5,812.91
- Texas$9,032.00
- Utah$8,370.00, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$3,965.93, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$15,200.45
- Washington$11,638.04
- West Virginia$8,365.50
- Wisconsin$6,402.09
- Wyoming$2,900.73, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.