Chest X-ray cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for chest X-ray, 2 views: from $29.13 to $2,065.00, with a median of $191.00. The lowest price is at Lakeland Community Hospital (Haleyville). The highest price is 70.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $191.00, is 23% below the US median of $247.00.
- That is 2.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($88.91).
- Alabama ranks 13th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 51 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 71046. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$29.13Lakeland Community Hospital
Median$191.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,065.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$161.87vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Community Hospital lowest Haleyville · Haleyville, AL CHEST 2 VIEWS | $29.13 | $220.13 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL PRE-EMP.- CHEST 2 VIEWS-PA/LAT | $47.50 | $95.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL CHEST 2 VWS OBLIQUE | $65.85 | $275.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL CHEST PA AND LAT | $66.00 | $165.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Chest Decub Spec Vw | $73.00 | $304.00 | — source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Chest X-Ray 2 Vw | $77.00 | $1,022.52 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL X-RAY OF CHEST; 2 VIEWS | $80.84 | $202.09 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL XR Chest 2 Views 71046 AMB | $86.35 | $157.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL CHEST 2 VIEWS | $107.25 | $165.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL XR CHEST PA/LAT 2 V | $109.50 | $219.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL X-RAY OF CHEST; 2 VIEWS | $116.80 | $292.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Chest 2 View | $123.00 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL DX CHEST 2 VIEW | $134.16 | $516.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL CHEST 2 VIEWS AP/PA & LATERAL | $134.52 | $134.52 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL CH-CHEST 2V DR | $134.57 | $1,495.26 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $144.90 | $207.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA CHEST 2 VIEWS | $153.50 | $307.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC RADIOLOGIC EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS - XR CHEST 2 VIEWS | $155.66 | $362.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC PB XR CHEST PA AND LAT | $155.66 | $362.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL CH-CHEST 2V DR | $168.75 | $1,125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL DX CHEST 2 VIEW | $170.40 | $284.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL DX-CHEST ROUTINE PA & LAT 2 VI | $170.40 | $284.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center one side Fayette · Fayette, AL Chest PA Rt Lateral | $176.88 | $353.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL XR CHEST 2 VIEWS | $178.40 | $223.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC XRAY, CHEST, 2 VIEWS | $190.00 | $250.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC DX EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $191.00 | $382.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Ribs 2 Vws Lt W/ Chest Anteropost | $200.79 | $466.95 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital one side Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Ribs 2 Vws Rt W/ Chest Anteropost | $200.79 | $466.95 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL CHEST PA OR AP AND LAT | $207.37 | $243.97 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL XR Sniff Test | $212.85 | $409.11 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $228.00 | $228.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $228.00 | $228.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $228.00 | $228.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL CH-CHEST 2V DR | $237.75 | $1,585.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CH-CHEST 2V DR | $298.51 | $1,658.37 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL BMT-2VIEW CHEST | $325.50 | $325.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL BMT-2VIEW CHEST | $325.50 | $325.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL MOB:CHEST DECUBE | $336.00 | $336.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL MOB:CHEST DECUBE | $336.00 | $336.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $353.10 | $353.10 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL X-RAY EXAM CHEST 2 VIEWS | $353.10 | $353.10 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL CH-CHEST 2V DR | $379.38 | $3,161.47 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL CH-CHEST 2V DR | $438.51 | $2,436.15 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL INTRO SHTH 6FR 21GA 40CM 23CM | $454.00 | $454.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL INTRO SHTH 6FR 21GA 40CM 23CM | $454.00 | $454.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Xray Exam Chest 2 Views | $931.50 | $1,242.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $1,011.00 | $1,011.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $1,011.00 | $1,011.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $1,011.00 | $1,011.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $1,011.00 | $1,011.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Radiologic Exam Chest 2 Views - Xr Chest 2 Views | $2,065.00 | $2,065.00 | 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 | 9 | $134.52 | $931.50 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $298.51 | $395.00 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $228.00 | $228.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $353.10 | $353.10 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $80.84 | $124.80 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $77.00 | $228.19 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $170.40 | $170.40 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $134.16 | $229.83 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $73.00 | $542.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $47.50 | $112.95 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $86.35 | $86.35 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $190.00 | $190.00 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $191.00 | $191.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $212.85 | $212.85 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $123.00 | $123.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $438.51 | $438.51 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $107.25 | $107.25 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $134.57 | $134.57 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $153.50 | $153.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $176.88 | $176.88 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $325.50 | $325.50 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $336.00 | $336.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $29.13 | $29.13 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $155.66 | $155.66 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $109.50 | $109.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $207.37 | $207.37 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $144.90 | $144.90 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $65.85 | $65.85 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $116.80 | $116.80 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $155.66 | $155.66 |
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 chest X-ray is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Chest X-ray explained.
Chest X-ray, 2 views in other states
- Alaska$436.92
- Arizona$174.91
- Arkansas$142.40
- California$407.33
- Colorado$303.50
- Connecticut$346.80
- Delaware$299.28
- District of Columbia$437.57, 3 hospitals
- Florida$497.25
- Georgia$225.25
- Hawaii$256.90
- Idaho$258.76
- Illinois$301.23
- Indiana$206.00
- Iowa$206.70
- Kansas$221.30
- Kentucky$255.15
- Louisiana$132.60
- Maine$208.10
- Maryland$173.32
- Massachusetts$253.00
- Michigan$178.00
- Minnesota$223.46
- Mississippi$139.70
- Missouri$247.50
- Montana$222.19
- Nebraska$303.00
- Nevada$331.00
- New Hampshire$256.82
- New Jersey$112.08
- New Mexico$241.79
- New York$201.75
- North Carolina$242.00
- North Dakota$172.80
- Ohio$263.75
- Oklahoma$177.70
- Oregon$269.58
- Pennsylvania$322.40
- Puerto Rico$45.00
- Rhode Island$238.00
- South Carolina$253.47
- South Dakota$369.60
- Tennessee$127.05
- Texas$389.28
- Utah$481.18
- Vermont$465.00
- Virginia$281.50
- Washington$286.93
- West Virginia$188.98
- Wisconsin$214.50
- Wyoming$311.50
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.