Lung cancer screening CT cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 44 hospitals publish a cash price for low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye: from $52.53 to $7,826.00, with a median of $216.45. The lowest price is at Russellville Hospital (Russellville). The highest price is 149.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $216.45, is 43% below the US median of $381.00.
- That is 2.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Alabama ranks 10th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 44 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 71271. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$52.53Russellville Hospital
Median$216.45half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,826.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$163.92vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Hospital lowest Russellville · Russellville, AL CT LOWDOSE COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY LUNG SCRN | $52.53 | $202.04 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL CT-LUNG LOWDSE SC WO | $55.36 | $307.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Ct Lung Cancer Screening | $56.00 | $235.00 | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $56.40 | $141.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL CT LOW DOSE LUNG SCREENING | $62.70 | $93.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL CT THORAX LOW DOSE LUNG SCREENING | $83.80 | $209.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $88.22 | $220.55 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Computed Tomography Thorax Lw Dose Lng Ca Scr C- | $93.00 | $463.15 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA CT LOW DOSE LUNG | $95.00 | $189.99 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL CT CHEST LOW DOSE SCREENING | $106.40 | $133.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL CT Exam 2 | $128.15 | $233.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Low Dose CT Lung Screening | $138.75 | $185.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL CT Chest For Lung Screening | $168.00 | $280.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL CT LUNG CANCER SCREEN | $173.40 | $289.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- | $192.00 | $192.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL CT THORAX LUNG CANCER SCR C- | $192.00 | $192.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CT-LUNG LOWDSE SC WO | $193.07 | $1,072.61 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL LOW DOSE CT SCAN OF CHEST FOR LUNG CANCER SCREENING | $193.20 | $276.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL CT-LOW DOSE LUNG SCREEN | $200.00 | $200.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL CT-LOW DOSE LUNG SCREEN | $200.00 | $200.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL CT-LOW DOSE LUNG SCREEN | $200.00 | $200.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL CT LUNG SCREENING | $214.40 | $252.24 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC CT LDCT LUNG SCREEN W/O CONT | $218.50 | $437.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL CT-LUNG LOWDSE SC WO | $258.75 | $1,725.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Ldct For Lung Ca Screen - Ldct Lung Screening-No Contrast | $493.00 | $493.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL CT-LUNG LOWDSE SC WO | $741.20 | $8,235.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC CT CHEST LOW DOSE | $762.39 | $1,773.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC CT CHEST LOW DOSE | $762.39 | $1,773.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL CT LOW DOSE LUNG SCAN | $800.00 | $1,600.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL ANCHOR SWIFT LOCK 1192/ST JUDE | $817.00 | $817.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL CT-LUNG LOWDSE SC WO | $918.30 | $7,652.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL CT-LUNG LOWDSE SC WO | $1,071.30 | $7,142.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL CT LD Lung Cancer Screening | $1,170.00 | $2,340.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL CT LD Lung Cancer Screening | $1,170.00 | $2,340.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL CT-SCREENING CT LUNG CANCER | $1,526.80 | $1,526.80 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL CT-SCREENING CT LUNG CANCER | $1,526.80 | $1,526.80 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL CT Low Dose Lung Screening | $1,635.15 | $3,049.07 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CT-SCREENING CT LUNG CANCER | $2,215.00 | $2,215.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL CT-SCREENING CT LUNG CANCER | $2,215.00 | $2,215.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL CT-SCREENING CT LUNG CANCER | $2,215.00 | $2,215.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Ldct For Lung Ca Screen - Ldct Lung Screening-No Contrast | $7,826.00 | $7,826.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Ldct For Lung Ca Screen - Ldct Lung Screening-No Contrast | $7,826.00 | $7,826.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Ldct For Lung Ca Screen - Ldct Lung Screening-No Contrast | $7,826.00 | $7,826.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Ldct For Lung Ca Screen - Ldct Lung Screening-No Contrast | $7,826.00 | $7,826.00 | 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
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 6 | $138.75 | $4,159.50 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $192.00 | $1,204.04 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $1,526.80 | $1,526.80 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $88.22 | $579.76 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $93.00 | $505.65 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $52.53 | $1,133.76 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $56.00 | $3,941.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $106.40 | $638.20 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $128.15 | $128.15 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $218.50 | $218.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $1,635.15 | $1,635.15 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $55.36 | $55.36 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $741.20 | $741.20 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $1,170.00 | $1,170.00 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $817.00 | $817.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $762.39 | $762.39 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $800.00 | $800.00 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $83.80 | $83.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $214.40 | $214.40 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $173.40 | $173.40 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $193.20 | $193.20 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $62.70 | $62.70 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $56.40 | $56.40 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $762.39 | $762.39 |
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
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Low-dose CT of the chest for lung cancer screening, no contrast dye in other states
- Alaska$292.32
- Arizona$139.20
- Arkansas$278.00
- California$356.06
- Colorado$383.74
- Connecticut$677.00
- Delaware$261.88
- District of Columbia$1,495.78, 2 hospitals
- Florida$728.50
- Georgia$251.46
- Hawaii$549.60
- Idaho$812.00
- Illinois$565.00
- Indiana$190.40
- Iowa$438.30
- Kansas$642.00
- Kentucky$487.21
- Louisiana$149.07
- Maine$226.13
- Maryland$164.37
- Massachusetts$470.50
- Michigan$349.48
- Minnesota$794.70
- Mississippi$182.75
- Missouri$452.97
- Montana$724.23
- Nebraska$620.00
- Nevada$415.00
- New Hampshire$745.79
- New Jersey$141.90
- New Mexico$425.00
- New York$435.00
- North Carolina$362.70
- North Dakota$747.04
- Ohio$294.53
- Oklahoma$398.60
- Oregon$296.64
- Pennsylvania$396.35
- Puerto Rico$1,750.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$373.00
- South Carolina$215.40
- South Dakota$878.40
- Tennessee$191.18
- Texas$240.33
- Utah$477.46
- Vermont$1,513.50
- Virginia$281.00
- Washington$236.78
- West Virginia$155.96
- Wisconsin$445.00
- Wyoming$412.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.