Level 5 ER visit cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem: from $200.00 to $9,785.40, with a median of $807.54. The lowest price is at Troy Regional Medical Center (Troy). The highest price is 48.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $807.54, is 47% below the US median of $1,531.15.
- That is 1.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($608.43).
- Alabama ranks 3rd of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 45 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 99285. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$200.00Troy Regional Medical Center
Median$807.54half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,785.40in Alabama
Lowest saves$607.54vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Regional Medical Center lowest Troy · Troy, AL ER VISIT LEV5 | $200.00 | $1,500.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL ER LEVEL 5 | $226.40 | $566.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Er Fee-level 5 | $323.00 | $1,347.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL E/R LEVEL V VISIT | $372.00 | $620.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL E/R LEVEL V VISIT | $372.90 | $621.50 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA ER VISIT LEV5 | $406.50 | $813.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR LIFE THREATENING OR FUNCTIONING SEVERITY | $430.40 | $1,076.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL POST AR TRA EM LV 5F | $509.12 | $2,828.47 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Ed Level 5 | $531.00 | $4,061.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL ED Critical Care | $617.65 | $1,123.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL COMPREHENSIVE ED VST | $618.19 | $4,121.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL ED-COMPREHEN ED VST | $643.35 | $4,289.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ER VISIT: COMPREHENSIVE | $650.00 | $650.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ER VISIT: COMPREHENSIVE | $650.00 | $650.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL ER COMPREHENSIVE | $660.00 | $825.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL LEVEL V | $674.25 | $1,348.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL LEVEL V | $674.25 | $1,348.50 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL E/M Comprehensive Visit Facil | $720.00 | $1,200.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Emergency Department Level 5 Visit High Severity&Threat Func | $789.47 | $1,835.97 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Emergency Department Level 5 Visit High Severity&Threat Func | $789.47 | $1,835.97 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL ER Level V | $807.00 | $1,076.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 5 VISIT HIGH SEVERITYANDTHREAT FUNC | $807.54 | $1,878.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT LEVEL 5 VISIT HIGH SEVERITYANDTHREAT FUNC | $807.54 | $1,878.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL ED-COMPREHENSIVE | $814.00 | $814.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL ED-COMPREHENSIVE | $814.00 | $814.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL ER VISIT LEVEL 5 W/PROC | $850.00 | $850.00 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL POST AR TRA EM LV 5F | $974.80 | $10,831.06 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC EMER ROOM LEVEL V | $1,140.00 | $1,500.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR LIFE THREATENING OR FUNCTIONING SEVERITY | $1,385.26 | $1,978.94 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT HI MDM | $1,479.00 | $1,479.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT HI MDM | $1,479.00 | $1,479.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL EMERGENCY LEVEL V | $1,479.96 | $1,479.96 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL EMERGENCY LEVEL V | $1,479.96 | $1,479.96 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL EMERGENCY LEVEL V | $1,479.96 | $1,479.96 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL COMPREHENSIVE ED VST | $1,657.25 | $9,206.93 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL COMPREHENSIVE ED VST | $1,716.90 | $14,307.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ER LEVEL 5 VISIT HIGH SEVERITY&THREAT FUNC | $2,523.50 | $5,047.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Emergency Department Level 5 Visit High Severity&Threat Func | $4,479.85 | $4,479.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Emergency Department Level 5 Visit High Severity&Threat Func | $5,205.00 | $5,205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Emergency Department Level 5 Visit High Severity&Threat Func | $5,205.00 | $5,205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Emergency Department Level 5 Visit High Severity&Threat Func | $5,205.00 | $5,205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Emergency Department Level 5 Visit High Severity&Threat Func | $5,205.00 | $5,205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR LIFE THREATENING OR FUNCTIONING SEVERITY | $5,385.92 | $13,464.80 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CYTAL BURN MATRIX 7X10CM | $9,785.40 | $9,785.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL CYTAL BURN MATRIX 7X10CM | $9,785.40 | $9,785.40 | Mar 27, 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 | $643.35 | $850.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $509.12 | $5,217.70 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $1,479.96 | $1,479.96 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $1,479.00 | $1,479.00 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $618.19 | $3,002.06 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $531.00 | $1,123.95 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $372.00 | $372.45 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $323.00 | $2,764.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $660.00 | $667.12 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $617.65 | $617.65 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $1,140.00 | $1,140.00 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $2,523.50 | $2,523.50 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $720.00 | $720.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $1,657.25 | $1,657.25 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $974.80 | $974.80 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $406.50 | $406.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $674.25 | $674.25 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $814.00 | $814.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $650.00 | $650.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $807.54 | $807.54 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $226.40 | $226.40 |
| Russellville, AL | 1 | $814.00 | $814.00 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $1,385.26 | $1,385.26 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $200.00 | $200.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $430.40 | $430.40 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $807.54 | $807.54 |
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 level 5 ER visit is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Level 5 ER visit explained.
Emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem in other states
- Alaska$2,301.38
- Arizona$1,663.57
- Arkansas$1,052.75
- California$3,552.00
- Colorado$2,540.20
- Connecticut$3,800.50
- Delaware$2,076.26
- District of Columbia$2,747.00, 3 hospitals
- Florida$3,418.53
- Georgia$1,102.13
- Hawaii$2,703.90
- Idaho$1,832.35
- Illinois$1,597.64
- Indiana$1,748.40
- Iowa$1,048.50
- Kansas$1,317.50
- Kentucky$1,174.80
- Louisiana$533.47
- Maine$1,000.25
- Maryland$956.52
- Massachusetts$1,680.25
- Michigan$1,685.13
- Minnesota$1,149.18
- Mississippi$807.54
- Missouri$1,553.99
- Montana$1,281.14
- Nebraska$1,417.28
- Nevada$2,215.00
- New Hampshire$1,303.51
- New Jersey$789.28
- New Mexico$1,428.00
- New York$1,185.56
- North Carolina$1,882.80
- North Dakota$1,230.38
- Ohio$1,737.75
- Oklahoma$1,152.46
- Oregon$2,103.56
- Pennsylvania$1,598.70
- Puerto Rico$1,055.00, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$1,405.20
- South Carolina$2,181.00
- South Dakota$1,596.00
- Tennessee$987.63
- Texas$1,763.04
- Utah$5,057.56
- Vermont$1,351.00
- Virginia$1,433.50
- Washington$2,257.52
- West Virginia$949.00
- Wisconsin$1,466.40
- Wyoming$1,666.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.