Kidney ultrasound cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 47 hospitals publish a cash price for complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys: from $93.00 to $2,482.00, with a median of $394.80. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 26.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $394.80, is 32% below the US median of $580.00.
- That is 3.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($106.81).
- Alabama ranks 8th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 47 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 76770. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$93.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$394.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,482.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$301.80vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Us,Retroperit, B-Scan/Real Time,Complete | $93.00 | $1,855.66 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Us Renal Complete | $121.00 | $506.00 | — source file |
| Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville · Haleyville, AL ULTRSND RETROPERITONEAL | $151.00 | $265.85 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL US RETROPERITONEAL RENAL AORTA NODES | $171.60 | $429.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL RAD US Retroperitoneal Complete (Renal) | $180.95 | $329.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $200.00 | $200.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $200.00 | $200.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL COMP RENAL AND BLADDER URINARY PATHOLOGY | $212.04 | $249.46 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL US EXAM ABDO BACK WALL COMP | $224.02 | $560.06 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL US EXAM ABDO BACK WALL COMP | $237.20 | $593.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL US-RETROPERITONEAL SONO. | $249.00 | $249.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL US RENAL | $289.50 | $579.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL US-ABDOMEN RETROPER | $304.79 | $3,386.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC US RETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIME COMPLETE | $305.00 | $610.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL US RETROPERITONEAL | $312.65 | $1,202.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL KIDNEYS - RETROPERITONEAL - COMPLETE | $327.00 | $327.00 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL US-ABDOMEN RETROPER | $336.96 | $1,872.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC USRETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIMECOMPLETE - US RETROPERITONEUM | $361.20 | $840.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC USRETROPERIT B-SCAN/REAL TIMECOMPLETE - US RETROPERITONEUM | $361.20 | $840.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL US Renal | $362.18 | $675.12 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL US-ABDOMEN RETROPER | $368.92 | $3,074.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL COMPLETE ULTRASOUND SCAN BEHIND ABDOMINAL CAVITY | $380.10 | $543.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL US ABD AORTA | $387.20 | $484.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL US Kidney Complete | $394.80 | $658.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL US RENAL | $397.25 | $794.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center one side Fayette · Fayette, AL US RENAL EXAM RT | $397.25 | $794.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC US RETROPERITONEAL COMPLETE | $398.24 | $524.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL US-ABDOMEN RETROPER | $403.20 | $2,688.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA US RETROPERITON COMP | $427.50 | $855.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL US-ABDOMEN RETROPER | $438.00 | $2,920.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL US-RETROPERITONEAL SONO. | $462.00 | $462.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL US-RETROPERITONEAL SONO. | $462.00 | $462.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL US RENAL & AORTA | $487.50 | $750.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL US-ABDOMEN RETROPER | $490.34 | $2,724.09 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC US Exam Abdo Back Wall Comp | $588.95 | $1,369.66 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC US Exam Abdo Back Wall Comp | $588.95 | $1,369.66 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL US RENAL 2 (RETROPER) COMPLETE | $674.00 | $674.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL US RENAL 2 (RETROPER) COMPLETE | $674.00 | $674.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL US RENAL 2 (RETROPER) COMPLETE | $674.00 | $674.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL US Renal Complete | $779.25 | $1,039.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL US-RETROPERITONEAL SONO. | $795.00 | $795.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL US-RETROPERITONEAL SONO. | $795.00 | $795.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Us Retroperitnl Abd,Complete | $1,888.00 | $1,888.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Us Retroperitnl Abd,Complete | $2,482.00 | $2,482.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Us Retroperitnl Abd,Complete | $2,482.00 | $2,482.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Us Retroperitnl Abd,Complete | $2,482.00 | $2,482.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Us Retroperitnl Abd,Complete | $2,482.00 | $2,482.00 | 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 | $327.00 | $779.25 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $200.00 | $642.67 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $674.00 | $674.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $462.00 | $462.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $224.02 | $331.01 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $93.00 | $230.96 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $121.00 | $1,301.50 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $387.20 | $392.22 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $180.95 | $180.95 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $398.24 | $398.24 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $305.00 | $305.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $362.18 | $362.18 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $394.80 | $394.80 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $336.96 | $336.96 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $487.50 | $487.50 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $304.79 | $304.79 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $427.50 | $427.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $397.25 | $397.25 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $249.00 | $249.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $151.00 | $151.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $361.20 | $361.20 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $289.50 | $289.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $171.60 | $171.60 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $212.04 | $212.04 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $312.65 | $312.65 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $380.10 | $380.10 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $237.20 | $237.20 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $361.20 | $361.20 |
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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Complete ultrasound of the back of the abdomen, such as both kidneys in other states
- Alaska$960.50
- Arizona$421.32
- Arkansas$329.20
- California$847.60
- Colorado$673.29
- Connecticut$375.00
- Delaware$903.05
- District of Columbia$677.50, 3 hospitals
- Florida$1,272.19
- Georgia$500.28
- Hawaii$643.65
- Idaho$468.00
- Illinois$806.93
- Indiana$501.00
- Iowa$607.93
- Kansas$399.70
- Kentucky$581.40
- Louisiana$288.30
- Maine$418.71
- Maryland$681.59
- Massachusetts$634.00
- Michigan$604.43
- Minnesota$516.36
- Mississippi$341.53
- Missouri$621.00
- Montana$501.31
- Nebraska$784.70
- Nevada$900.69
- New Hampshire$620.00
- New Jersey$208.26
- New Mexico$527.31
- New York$421.58
- North Carolina$576.00
- North Dakota$435.75
- Ohio$709.20
- Oklahoma$467.21
- Oregon$566.15
- Pennsylvania$726.60
- Puerto Rico$137.50
- Rhode Island$455.00
- South Carolina$562.32
- South Dakota$880.80
- Tennessee$273.96
- Texas$719.40
- Utah$1,221.38
- Vermont$722.91
- Virginia$637.80
- Washington$618.80
- West Virginia$438.50
- Wisconsin$549.25
- Wyoming$605.94
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.