NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT): from $511.88 to $2,182.40, with a median of $1,004.55. The lowest price is at Baptist Medical Center South (Montgomery). The highest price is 4.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,004.55, is 4% below the US median of $1,043.03.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($759.05).
- Alabama ranks 18th of 40 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 81420. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$511.88Baptist Medical Center South
Median$1,004.55half of hospitals charge less
Highest$2,182.40in Alabama
Lowest saves$492.67vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Medical Center South lowest Montgomery · Montgomery, AL FTL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC | $511.88 | $853.13 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy | $759.00 | $2,500.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $894.63 | $1,789.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $894.63 | $1,789.25 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY | $925.10 | $2,312.74 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL FET ANEUP GSA PN | $1,083.99 | $6,022.19 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY | $1,254.00 | $1,650.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL MaterNit21 no gender | $1,431.00 | $2,385.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY | $1,846.08 | $2,637.25 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL LAB QNATAL ADVANCED | $2,182.40 | $3,968.00 | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $2,182.40 | $2,182.40 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,254.00 | $1,254.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $1,431.00 | $1,431.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $925.10 | $925.10 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $894.63 | $894.63 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $759.00 | $759.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $1,083.99 | $1,083.99 |
| Montgomery, AL | 1 | $511.88 | $511.88 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,846.08 | $1,846.08 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $894.63 | $894.63 |
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 NIPT prenatal DNA test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: NIPT prenatal DNA test explained.
Prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) in other states
- Alaska$1,232.07
- Arizona$1,720.00
- Arkansas$1,222.00
- California$1,736.00
- Colorado$846.55
- Connecticut$3,985.28, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$2,429.05
- District of Columbia$2,888.94, 2 hospitals
- Florida$387.50
- Georgia$899.50
- Hawaii$2,110.50, 1 hospital
- Idaho$695.30
- Illinois$879.90
- Indiana$850.92
- Iowa$789.30
- Kansas$2,277.15
- Kentucky$1,287.72
- Louisiana$451.08
- Maine$1,049.17
- Maryland$395.01
- Massachusetts$2,583.00
- Michigan$300.00
- Minnesota$1,387.54
- Mississippi$802.40
- Missouri$1,166.10
- Montana$926.25, 1 hospital
- Nebraska$3,026.95, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$775.95, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,290.80, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$834.96
- New Mexico$701.96, 3 hospitals
- New York$1,140.78
- North Carolina$852.34
- North Dakota$1,277.70
- Ohio$1,456.00
- Oklahoma$1,178.78
- Oregon$1,376.40
- Pennsylvania$2,336.04
- Rhode Island$759.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$1,807.66
- South Dakota$998.40, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$998.58
- Texas$870.00
- Utah$1,531.19
- Vermont$1,581.58, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$1,032.80
- Washington$766.08
- West Virginia$800.00
- Wisconsin$1,206.81
- Wyoming$1,294.90
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.