Cash prices 850 hospitals

Gallbladder removal cost without insurance

The median cash price for Gallbladder removal is $8,226.70 across 850 US hospitals that publish a self-pay price. Most hospitals (the middle 80%) charge between $1,683.56 and $19,778.20.

Gallbladder removal (cholecystectomy) treats painful gallstones. Almost all are done laparoscopically through small cuts, often as same-day surgery. Open surgery with a larger cut and a hospital stay is used when the gallbladder is badly inflamed or scarred, and it costs more.

Collected Nov 10, 2026 One price per hospital, from each hospital's own price file

Gallbladder removal prices by type

47562 is laparoscopic gallbladder removal and is used in the state table; 47563 adds an X-ray of the bile ducts during surgery; and 47600 is open removal.

Procedure	Hospitals	Middle 80%	Median	Medicare
Gallbladder removal Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic · code 47562	850	$1,683.56–$19,778.20	$8,226.70	—
Gallbladder removal with bile duct X-ray Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic, with X-ray of the bile ducts during surgery · code 47563	755	$1,790.51–$19,849.21	$8,346.00	—
Open gallbladder removal Gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision · code 47600	229	$1,324.36–$18,300.96	$3,516.55	—

Procedure The service and its billing code (CPT or HCPCS). Opens the comparison of every hospital that prices it. More

Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.

Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More

Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More

Medicare Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same outpatient service, including the patient's share, before the local wage adjustment. A yardstick, not a price you can pay. More

What the hospital price covers

The hospital price is usually the facility fee for the operation. The surgeon, the anesthesiologist and follow-up visits bill separately, and so does the lab exam of the removed gallbladder.

“Most charge” is the middle 80% of hospitals (10th to 90th percentile), so one mistyped line in a hospital file cannot stretch it. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price for the code. “Medicare” is Medicare's 2026 national base rate for the same service outside a hospital stay, including the patient's share (the hospital outpatient, lab or hospital clinic rate); “median 3×” means the median cash price is three times that rate.

Gallbladder removal: median by state

States with at least 5 hospitals, cheapest median first. Pick a state for its gallbladder removal prices and cheapest hospitals.

Gallbladder removal: median by metro area

Metro areas with at least 10 hospitals.

Paying cash: what to do

Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
If the surgery is planned rather than urgent, compare surgery centers, which often charge much less than hospitals.
Ask whether any hospital stay is included if you need to stay overnight.

Questions

How much does gallbladder removal cost without insurance?

The median hospital cash price for Gallbladder removal (code 47562) is $8,226.70 across 850 US hospitals that publish a self-pay price; most charge $1,683.56 to $19,778.20. By state, the median runs from $1,288.09 in Puerto Rico to $18,971.11 in South Carolina. The hospital price is usually the facility fee for the operation. The surgeon, the anesthesiologist and follow-up visits bill separately, and so does the lab exam of the removed gallbladder.

Can I live without a gallbladder?

Yes. Bile flows directly from the liver to the intestine.

How long is recovery?

About one to two weeks after laparoscopic surgery.

Is gallbladder surgery an emergency?

Sometimes. Severe pain with fever or yellow skin needs urgent care.