Total thyroidectomy cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for total thyroid removal (thyroidectomy): from $1,577.25 to $25,895.73, with a median of $12,010.79. The lowest price is at UAB Medical West (Bessemer). The highest price is 16.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $12,010.79, is 27% above the US median of $9,490.92.
- Alabama ranks 17th 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 60240. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,577.25UAB Medical West
Median$12,010.79half of hospitals charge less
Highest$25,895.73in Alabama
Lowest saves$10,433.54vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UAB Medical West lowest Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Thyroidectomy, Total | $1,577.25 | $2,103.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Removal Of Thyroid - 60240 - OR36060240 | $5,395.00 | $36,292.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $10,878.94 | $72,526.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $12,010.79 | $133,453.22 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $15,636.83 | $86,871.26 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $20,095.66 | $167,463.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL REMOVAL OF THYROID | $25,895.73 | $172,638.18 | 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 | $1,577.25 | $13,736.49 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $5,395.00 | $12,745.33 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $10,878.94 | $10,878.94 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $12,010.79 | $12,010.79 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $15,636.83 | $15,636.83 |
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 total thyroidectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Total thyroidectomy explained.
Total thyroid removal (thyroidectomy) in other states
- Alaska$29,588.75, 1 hospital
- Arizona$7,418.74, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$9,910.27
- California$33,499.20
- Colorado$10,935.00, 1 hospital
- Connecticut$5,255.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$14,928.55, 1 hospital
- Florida$16,238.95
- Georgia$9,791.00
- Hawaii$16,413.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$15,131.00
- Illinois$16,262.50
- Indiana$14,794.34
- Iowa$2,672.00, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$6,858.50
- Kentucky$15,182.06, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$5,331.25
- Maine$5,498.65, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$10,828.46, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$10,934.90, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$8,312.83
- Minnesota$2,582.40
- Mississippi$5,224.07
- Missouri$14,153.54
- Montana$3,272.00
- Nebraska$9,715.17, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$6,672.70, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$1,139.60, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$11,932.94, 4 hospitals
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$22,029.33
- North Dakota$4,588.42, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$29,043.13
- Oklahoma$9,053.09
- Oregon$7,208.35, 4 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$11,399.02
- Puerto Rico$950.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$29,025.06
- South Dakota$8,443.44, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$9,978.53
- Texas$9,490.92
- Utah$4,233.17, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,151.35, 1 hospital
- Virginia$30,864.32
- Washington$17,128.48
- West Virginia$8,624.00
- Wisconsin$3,392.98
- Wyoming$5,989.56, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.