Foreign body removal (skin) cost in Alabama

Prices at 28 hospitals in Alabama, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $396 — 17% below the US median ($479), roughly 2.5× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL $101 $333 ★ 4/5 101 min —
Grove Hill Memorial Hospital Grove Hill, AL $119 $375 — 166 min —
Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga, AL $161 $363 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Medical Center Barbour Eufaula, AL $182 $384 — 157 min —
Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama Wedowee, AL $220 $905 — 96 min —
Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL $249 $343 — 130 min —
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center Anniston, AL $271 $362 ★ 1/5 244 min —
The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL $344 $636 — — —
Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden, AL $362 $363 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, Llc Mobile, AL $380 $86 ★ 3/5 212 min —
Springhill Medical Center Mobile, AL $390 — ★ 3/5 147 min —
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Opelika, AL $402 $568 ★ 3/5 200 min —
Eamc-Lanier Valley, AL $402 $568 — — —
Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan, AL $405 $390 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Usa Health University Hospital Mobile, AL $488 $244 ★ 2/5 211 min —
Usa Health Children's & Women's Hospital Mobile, AL $488 $244 — — —
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL $509 $199 — 119 min —
Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton, AL $531 $675 ★ 3/5 104 min —
Northwest Medical Center Winfield, AL $531 $636 ★ 4/5 130 min —
Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre, AL $588 $402 — 123 min —
Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman, AL $893 $365 ★ 2/5 152 min —
Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL $1,071 $486 — 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)
$670
Cash / self-pay
$396
Insurer-negotiated
$390
Medicare pays
$157
$163$582
Median cash $396  ·  Medicare $157  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $396 — about 2.5× the Medicare rate ($157). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($315).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $670 list price could save about $274 (41%).

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