Respiratory Infection Cost in Alabama — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for respiratory infections and inflammations with major comorbidities, including severe bronchitis and lung infections.
State average
$38,838
gross charge · DRG 177
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$12,038 – $73,380
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital
Brewton, AL
Gross charge $12,038Cash pay $7,223 - 2
Atmore Community Hospital
Atmore, AL
Gross charge $12,038Cash pay $7,223 - 3
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mobile, AL
Gross charge $14,451Medicare pays (avg) $9,117 - 4
Bibb Medical Center
Centreville, AL
Gross charge $16,938 - 5
Mizell Memorial Hospital
Opp, AL
Gross charge $25,820Cash pay $23,238 - 6
Clay County Hospital
Ashland, AL
Gross charge $28,111 - 7
North Baldwin Infirmary
Bay Minette, AL
Gross charge $28,484Cash pay $15,415 - 8
Thomas Hospital (Acute Care)
Fairhope, AL
Gross charge $38,524Cash pay $15,415Medicare pays (avg) $10,181 - 9
Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System
Bessemer, AL
Gross charge $38,958Cash pay $9,739Medicare pays (avg) $8,593 - 10
Helen Keller Hospital
Sheffield, AL
Gross charge $58,648Medicare pays (avg) $9,554 - 11
Red Bay Hospital
Red Bay, AL
Gross charge $58,648 - 12
Jackson Hospital
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge $64,312Cash pay $12,219Medicare pays (avg) $9,700 - 13
North Alabama Medical Center
Florence, AL
Gross charge $73,380Cash pay $25,683Medicare pays (avg) $10,007 - 14
North Alabama Shoals Hospital
Muscle Shoals, AL
Gross charge $73,380Cash pay $25,683 - 15
Southeast Health Medical Center
Dothan, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,237 - 16
St. Vincent's East
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,605 - 17
Baptist Medical Center South
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,236 - 18
East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,143 - 19
Cullman Regional Medical Center
Cullman, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,714 - 20
Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,625 - 21
Riverview Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,472Medicare pays (avg) $8,611 - 22
Medical Center Enterprise
Enterprise, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,976 - 23
Flowers Hospital
Dothan, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,788 - 24
Russell Medical
Alexander City, AL
Gross charge — - 25
Baldwin Health
Foley, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,376 - 26
USA Health University Hospital
Mobile, AL
Gross charge — - 27
DCH Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,510 - 28
Hale County Hospital
Greensboro, AL
Gross charge — - 29
Grandview Medical Center (Acute Care)
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,100 - 30
Whitfield Regional Hospital
Demopolis, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,750 - 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) $9,543 - 36
Regional Medical Center
Anniston, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,215 - 37
Fayette Medical Center
Fayette, AL
Gross charge — - 38
Prattville Baptist Hospital
Prattville, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,323 - 39
Baptist Medical Center East
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,365 - 40
UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,931 - 41
UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair
Pell City, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,005
Alabama hospitals price respiratory infection (Medicare DRG 177) anywhere from $12,038 to $73,380 — a $61,342 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton; the most expensive is North Alabama Shoals Hospital in Muscle Shoals. The state average sits at $38,838.
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 respiratory infection 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 respiratory infection 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 respiratory infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 177 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.