Lead test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for blood lead test: from $8.40 to $251.05, with a median of $41.23. The lowest price is at Huntsville Hospital (Huntsville) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 29.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $41.23, is 11% below the US median of $46.28.
- That is 3.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.11).
- Alabama ranks 12th 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 83655. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.40Huntsville Hospital + 1 more
Median$41.23half of hospitals charge less
Highest$251.05in Alabama
Lowest saves$32.83vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Hospital lowest Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LITHOSTAT 250MG TAB | $8.40 | $8.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital lowest Madison · Huntsville, AL LITHOSTAT 250MG TAB | $8.40 | $8.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC LEAD UR (LHVYMU) LCA | $8.60 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC LEAD UR (LHVYMU) LCA | $8.60 | $20.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL Q7655 LEAD | $10.90 | $60.55 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Lead Xx | $11.00 | $44.00 | — source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Assay Of Lead | $12.00 | $447.78 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL LAB-HMBLDM, HEAVY METAL, LEAD | $12.11 | $12.11 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL LEAD LEVEL | $13.23 | $33.08 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Community Hospital Haleyville · Haleyville, AL LEAD BLOOD | $13.45 | $83.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Lead, Blood QSTC | $14.53 | $19.13 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL *LEAD, 24 HR URINE | $15.60 | $39.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL LEAD, URINE | $16.20 | $27.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL LEAD | $17.94 | $50.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Lead - Pediatric | $18.00 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL LEAD | $18.30 | $122.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL ComAP Lead | $18.38 | $36.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL ComAP Lead | $18.38 | $36.75 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL L7046 LEAD | $19.95 | $133.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL AMB-LEAD, BLOOD | $22.43 | $37.38 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Lead, U | $22.50 | $30.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL LAB 83655 - ASSAY OF LEAD | $27.50 | $50.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LEAD AND ZPP 038170 | $35.20 | $35.20 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LEAD AND ZPP 038170 | $35.20 | $35.20 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL LEAD LEVEL | $37.60 | $94.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA LEAD | $41.23 | $82.45 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL LEAD | $42.25 | $65.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL LEAD | $45.75 | $57.19 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL REF LEAD | $45.87 | $53.96 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $46.28 | $107.62 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Assay of Lead - Lead Blood | $46.28 | $107.62 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC LEAD, URINE | $46.92 | $61.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL LEAD,BLOOD | $56.00 | $56.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL LEAD,BLOOD | $56.00 | $56.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL LEAD,BLOOD | $56.00 | $56.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL LEAD LEVEL | $62.30 | $89.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL LEAD BLOOD | $62.53 | $240.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL LAB-HMU24M-HEAVY METALS SCREEN | $63.27 | $63.27 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL LEAD BLOOD LEVEL | $73.88 | $147.75 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL LEAD, BLOOD, VENOUS | $85.00 | $85.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL LEAD, BLOOD, VENOUS | $85.00 | $85.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL URINE OR BLOOD FOR LEAD | $85.75 | $85.75 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL LEAD | $95.33 | $1,059.24 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL LEAD | $98.99 | $824.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL L717009PB BL AAS-ICP | $134.43 | $746.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Lead Quan | $228.00 | $228.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ASSAY OF LEAD | $240.00 | $480.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hc Assay Of Lead | $251.05 | $251.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hc Assay Of Lead | $251.05 | $251.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hc Assay Of Lead | $251.05 | $251.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hc Assay Of Lead | $251.05 | $251.05 | 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.
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 | $19.95 | $85.75 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $8.40 | $9.65 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $13.23 | $15.76 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $12.00 | $55.50 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $16.20 | $19.32 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $62.53 | $62.90 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $11.00 | $131.02 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $18.38 | $32.06 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $27.50 | $27.50 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $46.92 | $46.92 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $14.53 | $14.53 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $18.00 | $18.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $134.43 | $134.43 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $42.25 | $42.25 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $95.33 | $95.33 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $41.23 | $41.23 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $18.38 | $18.38 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $12.11 | $12.11 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $13.45 | $13.45 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $8.60 | $8.60 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $73.88 | $73.88 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $45.87 | $45.87 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $62.30 | $62.30 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $17.94 | $17.94 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $37.60 | $37.60 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $8.60 | $8.60 |
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 lead test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lead test explained.
Blood lead test in other states
- Alaska$77.22
- Arizona$23.07
- Arkansas$29.73
- California$10.13
- Colorado$110.40
- Connecticut$44.81
- Delaware$140.96
- District of Columbia$131.68, 3 hospitals
- Florida$10.88
- Georgia$67.80
- Hawaii$113.00
- Idaho$57.00
- Illinois$53.90
- Indiana$71.26
- Iowa$55.20
- Kansas$52.16
- Kentucky$63.46
- Louisiana$28.22
- Maine$45.00
- Maryland$71.86
- Massachusetts$73.00
- Michigan$7.65
- Minnesota$46.20
- Mississippi$41.37
- Missouri$54.60
- Montana$58.90
- Nebraska$66.22
- Nevada$63.00
- New Hampshire$73.45
- New Jersey$13.93
- New Mexico$68.70
- New York$43.81
- North Carolina$35.64
- North Dakota$46.00
- Ohio$48.60
- Oklahoma$47.50
- Oregon$32.50
- Pennsylvania$78.00
- Puerto Rico$51.50
- Rhode Island$54.60
- South Carolina$78.60
- South Dakota$55.57
- Tennessee$36.74
- Texas$46.55
- Utah$102.86
- Vermont$64.26
- Virginia$62.96
- Washington$63.55
- West Virginia$35.95
- Wisconsin$54.94
- Wyoming$55.73
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.