Chemotherapy infusion cost in Alabama

Prices at 28 hospitals in Alabama, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $279 — 33% below the US median ($418), roughly 3.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL $50 $193 ★ 4/5 101 min —
Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga, AL $89 $182 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama Wedowee, AL $125 $950 — 96 min —
Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden, AL $179 $293 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Usa Health University Hospital Mobile, AL $185 $133 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Usa Health Children's & Women's Hospital Mobile, AL $185 $133 — — —
Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, Llc Mobile, AL $202 $171 ★ 3/5 212 min —
Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan, AL $263 $317 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre, AL $264 $136 — 123 min —
Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL $273 $201 — 130 min —
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center Anniston, AL $279 $85 ★ 1/5 244 min —
Northwest Medical Center Winfield, AL $313 $270 ★ 4/5 130 min —
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Opelika, AL $337 $139 ★ 3/5 200 min —
Eamc-Lanier Valley, AL $337 $139 — — —
Springhill Medical Center Mobile, AL $349 — ★ 3/5 147 min —
Grove Hill Memorial Hospital Grove Hill, AL $349 $224 — 166 min —
Medical Center Barbour Eufaula, AL $464 $319 — 157 min —
Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman, AL $485 $303 ★ 2/5 152 min —
Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton, AL $507 $119 ★ 3/5 104 min —
The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL $589 $1,016 — — —
Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL $595 — — 131 min —

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 October 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)
$597
Cash / self-pay
$279
Insurer-negotiated
$223
Medicare pays
$81
$125$507
Median cash $279  ·  Medicare $81  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $279 — about 3.5× the Medicare rate ($81). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($162).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $597 list price could save about $318 (53%).

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