Mini-Stroke (TIA) Cost in Alabama — Compare All Hospitals
A transient ischemic attack (TIA), or "mini-stroke," in which blood flow to part of the brain is briefly blocked and stroke-like symptoms resolve on their own. The stay focuses on brain imaging, heart monitoring, and starting medications to prevent a future stroke.
Data notes for Alabama
- The lowest published charge ($4,036 at Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care)) is unusually low for an inpatient stay. This may reflect a data-quality issue in the hospital's MRF rather than an actual price — verify directly with the hospital before relying on it.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mobile, AL
Gross charge $4,036 - 2
D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital
Brewton, AL
Gross charge $6,143Cash pay $3,686 - 3
Atmore Community Hospital
Atmore, AL
Gross charge $6,143Cash pay $3,686 - 4
Bibb Medical Center
Centreville, AL
Gross charge $10,500 - 5
Mizell Memorial Hospital
Opp, AL
Gross charge $11,495Cash pay $10,346 - 6
Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System
Bessemer, AL
Gross charge $12,510Cash pay $3,128 - 7
North Baldwin Infirmary
Bay Minette, AL
Gross charge $15,458Cash pay $8,492 - 8
Clay County Hospital
Ashland, AL
Gross charge $23,013 - 9
Thomas Hospital (Acute Care)
Fairhope, AL
Gross charge $25,664Cash pay $8,492Medicare pays (avg) $4,933 - 10
North Alabama Medical Center
Florence, AL
Gross charge $34,303Cash pay $12,006Medicare pays (avg) $4,116 - 11
North Alabama Shoals Hospital
Muscle Shoals, AL
Gross charge $34,303Cash pay $12,006 - 12
Helen Keller Hospital
Sheffield, AL
Gross charge $36,934 - 13
Red Bay Hospital
Red Bay, AL
Gross charge $36,934 - 14
Jackson Hospital
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge $38,075Cash pay $7,234Medicare pays (avg) $3,990 - 15
Southeast Health Medical Center
Dothan, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,870 - 16
St. Vincent's East
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge — - 17
Baptist Medical Center South
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,997 - 18
East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, AL
Gross charge — - 19
Cullman Regional Medical Center
Cullman, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,997 - 20
Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,714 - 21
Riverview Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge —Cash pay $7,020 - 22
Medical Center Enterprise
Enterprise, AL
Gross charge — - 23
Flowers Hospital
Dothan, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $3,777 - 24
Russell Medical
Alexander City, AL
Gross charge — - 25
Baldwin Health
Foley, AL
Gross charge — - 26
USA Health University Hospital
Mobile, AL
Gross charge — - 27
DCH Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,930 - 28
Hale County Hospital
Greensboro, AL
Gross charge — - 29
Grandview Medical Center (Acute Care)
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $3,582 - 30
Whitfield Regional Hospital
Demopolis, AL
Gross charge — - 31
Hill Hospital of Sumter County
York, AL
Gross charge — - 32
Russellville Hospital
Russellville, AL
Gross charge — - 33
UAB St. Vincent’s Chilton
Clanton, AL
Gross charge — - 34
UAB St. Vincent’s Blount
Oneonta, AL
Gross charge — - 35
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,681 - 36
Regional Medical Center
Anniston, AL
Gross charge — - 37
Fayette Medical Center
Fayette, AL
Gross charge — - 38
Prattville Baptist Hospital
Prattville, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,682 - 39
Baptist Medical Center East
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge — - 40
UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,560 - 41
UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair
Pell City, AL
Gross charge —
Alabama hospitals price mini-stroke (tia) (Medicare DRG 069) anywhere from $4,036 to $38,075 — a $34,038 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) in Mobile; the most expensive is Jackson Hospital in Montgomery. The state average sits at $21,108.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists mini-stroke (tia) at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent mini-stroke (tia) admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Alabama hospitals missing from the list either don't perform mini-stroke (tia) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 069 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.