New patient visit, 45 min cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 27 hospitals publish a cash price for new patient office visit, about 45 minutes: from $42.70 to $1,265.72, with a median of $254.50. The lowest price is at Highlands Medical Center (Scottsboro). The highest price is 29.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $254.50, is 9% above the US median of $233.31.
- That is 1.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Alabama ranks 31st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 27 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 99204. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$42.70Highlands Medical Center
Median$254.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,265.72in Alabama
Lowest saves$211.80vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands Medical Center lowest Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN | $42.70 | $61.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL NEW PATIENT LEVEL 4 | $60.40 | $151.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL ROP FAC NEW PT COMPREHENSIVE LEVEL 4 | $72.05 | $131.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL NEW PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 45-59 MINUTES | $76.00 | $190.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA NEW PT COMPREHENSIVE | $77.50 | $155.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45 min | $78.00 | $323.00 | — source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL NEW PT EVALUATION & MGT LEVEL4 -BJE | $90.35 | $139.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ..FACILITY FEE: COMP DETAILED | $125.00 | $125.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ..FACILITY FEE: COMP DETAILED | $125.00 | $125.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL E&M Office L4-New OP | $129.00 | $172.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL NEW OFF PT VISIT COMPREHENSIVE/MODERATE | $166.50 | $333.00 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL WC New Pt Ov Lev 4 Non MCR | $246.00 | $410.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL LEVEL 4 NEW PATIENT | $254.50 | $254.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL LEVEL 4 NEW PATIENT | $254.50 | $254.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL LEVEL 4 NEW PATIENT | $254.50 | $254.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL NP-NEW OUTPAT CASE PER DAY 45 MIN | $280.52 | $330.02 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN | $297.00 | $297.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN | $297.00 | $297.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN | $297.00 | $297.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL OFFICE O/P NEW MOD 45 MIN | $297.00 | $297.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC OFFICE/OUTPT VISIT, NEW, LEVL IV, 45-59 MIN | $314.64 | $414.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL E&M-Np Lvl Iv | $434.00 | $434.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL 99204 Office Visit New Pt. Level 4 | $513.00 | $788.50 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hc Office/Outpatient Visit New Level 4 | $1,265.72 | $1,265.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hc Office/Outpatient Visit New Level 4 | $1,265.72 | $1,265.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hc Office/Outpatient Visit New Level 4 | $1,265.72 | $1,265.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hc Office/Outpatient Visit New Level 4 | $1,265.72 | $1,265.72 | 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 | 5 | $129.00 | $1,265.72 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $254.50 | $254.50 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $297.00 | $297.00 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $78.00 | $671.86 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $72.05 | $72.05 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $314.64 | $314.64 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $513.00 | $513.00 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $246.00 | $246.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 1 | $76.00 | $76.00 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $90.35 | $90.35 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $77.50 | $77.50 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $125.00 | $125.00 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $166.50 | $166.50 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $60.40 | $60.40 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $280.52 | $280.52 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $297.00 | $297.00 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $42.70 | $42.70 |
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 new patient visit, 45 min is, what the price covers and why prices differ: New patient visit, 45 min explained.
New patient office visit, about 45 minutes in other states
- Alaska$647.00
- Arizona$198.07
- Arkansas$148.72
- California$244.50
- Colorado$365.60
- Connecticut$335.00
- Delaware$271.32
- District of Columbia$250.96, 3 hospitals
- Florida$643.82
- Georgia$199.50
- Hawaii$280.35
- Idaho$196.95
- Illinois$296.00
- Indiana$189.00
- Iowa$232.40
- Kansas$184.00
- Kentucky$186.00
- Louisiana$91.23
- Maine$209.22
- Maryland$251.80
- Massachusetts$352.43
- Michigan$118.15
- Minnesota$171.60
- Mississippi$158.40
- Missouri$214.50
- Montana$236.81
- Nebraska$297.99
- Nevada$259.00
- New Hampshire$213.55
- New Jersey$147.69
- New Mexico$290.44
- New York$298.00
- North Carolina$243.60
- North Dakota$322.20
- Ohio$121.20
- Oklahoma$228.15
- Oregon$284.70
- Pennsylvania$300.00
- Puerto Rico$456.96
- Rhode Island$351.40
- South Carolina$224.05
- South Dakota$256.50
- Tennessee$93.06
- Texas$292.50
- Utah$524.63
- Vermont$251.11
- Virginia$162.30
- Washington$252.20
- West Virginia$91.75
- Wisconsin$224.44
- Wyoming$245.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.