Cheapest hospitals in Alabama without insurance
Of 12 hospitals in Alabama we can compare, Monroe County Healthcare Authority (Monroeville) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 79% below the Alabama median across 263 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all Alabama hospitals, procedure by procedure.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Monroe County Healthcare Authority Monroeville | 79% below | 260 of 263 | 2 of 263 |
| 2. East Alabama Medical Center Opelika | 67% below | 269 of 302 | 19 of 302 |
| 3. The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham | 58% below | 212 of 267 | 29 of 267 |
| 4. Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile | 36% below | 193 of 258 | 50 of 258 |
| 5. Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville | 28% below | 188 of 294 | 93 of 294 |
| 6. Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre | 14% below | 137 of 218 | 59 of 218 |
| 7. Huntsville Hospital Huntsville | 12% below | 137 of 236 | 81 of 236 |
| 8. Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega | 112% above | 1 of 245 | 203 of 245 |
| 9. Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham | 112% above | 1 of 245 | 203 of 245 |
| 10. Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster | 112% above | 1 of 245 | 203 of 245 |
| 11. Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper | 112% above | 1 of 245 | 203 of 245 |
| 12. Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham | 157% above | 9 of 225 | 200 of 225 |
Cheapest hospitals by metro area in Alabama
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all Alabama hospitals that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.