Chemotherapy infusion (first hour) cost in Alabama

Prices at 27 hospitals in Alabama, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $464 — 22% below the US median ($596), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga, AL $145 $319 ★ 3/5 122 min 15.1%
Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama Wedowee, AL $170 $950 94 min 14.6%
Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden, AL $294 $295 ★ 3/5 160 min 15.7%
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Opelika, AL $337 $505 ★ 3/5 202 min 14.4%
Eamc-Lanier Valley, AL $337 $505
Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, Llc Mobile, AL $341 $321 ★ 3/5 200 min 14.4%
Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan, AL $372 $317 ★ 4/5 217 min 15.1%
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center Anniston, AL $399 $308 ★ 1/5 232 min 15.7%
Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre, AL $421 $334 128 min 15.1%
Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL $463 $332 126 min 14.7%
Medical Center Barbour Eufaula, AL $464 $319 170 min
Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton, AL $507 ★ 3/5 103 min 14.8%
Northwest Medical Center Winfield, AL $507 $517 ★ 4/5 134 min 13.8%
Springhill Medical Center Mobile, AL $547 ★ 3/5 146 min 15.6%
Usa Health University Hospital Mobile, AL $582 $251 ★ 2/5 214 min 15.7%
Usa Health Children's & Women's Hospital Mobile, AL $582 $251
Grove Hill Memorial Hospital Grove Hill, AL $584 $305 162 min
The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL $638 $1,157
Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman, AL $809 $303 ★ 2/5 158 min 16.6%
Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL $874 131 min 15.0%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$841
Cash / self-pay
$464
Insurer-negotiated
$337
Medicare pays
$133
$282$655
Median cash $464  ·  Medicare $133  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $464 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($133). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($267).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $841 list price could save about $377 (45%).

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