Vaccine administration cost in Alabama

Prices at 30 hospitals in Alabama, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $70 — 23% above the US median ($57), roughly 3.7× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga, AL $15 $64 ★ 3/5 124 min —
Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama Wedowee, AL $24 — — 96 min —
Medical Center Barbour Eufaula, AL $31 $68 — 157 min —
Usa Health HCA Providence Hospital, Llc Mobile, AL $47 $71 ★ 3/5 212 min —
St. Vincent's East Birmingham, AL $53 $72 ★ 3/5 158 min —
St Vincent's Birmingham Birmingham, AL $53 $72 ★ 3/5 243 min —
St Vincent's St Clair Pell City, AL $53 $72 ★ 3/5 154 min —
St Vincent's Chilton Clanton, AL $53 $72 — 164 min —
Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden, AL $64 $64 ★ 3/5 155 min —
Grove Hill Memorial Hospital Grove Hill, AL $66 $66 — 166 min —
Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre, AL $66 $39 — 123 min —
Springhill Medical Center Mobile, AL $67 — ★ 3/5 147 min —
The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Opelika, AL $70 $68 ★ 3/5 200 min —
Eamc-Lanier Valley, AL $70 $68 — — —
Ochsner Choctaw General Butler, AL $71 $42 — 119 min —
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center Anniston, AL $72 $64 ★ 1/5 244 min —
Bibb Medical Center Centreville, AL $73 $40 — 130 min —
Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan, AL $76 $69 ★ 4/5 212 min —
Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL $78 — — 131 min —
Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton, AL $88 $119 ★ 3/5 104 min —
Northwest Medical Center Winfield, AL $88 $113 ★ 4/5 130 min —
The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL $93 $169 — — —
Sanctuary at the Woodlands, The Cullman, AL $106 $106 — — —
Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman, AL $115 $42 ★ 2/5 152 min —
Usa Health University Hospital Mobile, AL $131 $24 ★ 2/5 211 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)
$131
Cash / self-pay
$70
Insurer-negotiated
$68
Medicare pays
$19
$28$110
Median cash $70  ·  Medicare $19  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $70 — about 3.7× the Medicare rate ($19). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($38).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $131 list price could save about $61 (47%).

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