Gallbladder removal cost in Chicago, IL without insurance
In the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median cash price for Gallbladder removal is $15,822.80 across 12 hospitals. The lowest, $676.20, is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The US median is $5,009.01.
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 Sep 25, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Gallbladder removal prices in Chicago, IL 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 | Lowest | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallbladder removal Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic · code 47562 | 12 | $676.20 | $15,822.80 | $5,009.01 |
| Gallbladder removal with bile duct X-ray Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic, with X-ray of the bile ducts during surgery · code 47563 | 11 | $735.00 | $14,162.40 | $6,446.00 |
| Open gallbladder removal Gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision · code 47600 | 1 | $1,099.56 | $1,099.56 | $2,378.79 |
Outpatient cash prices in Chicago, IL. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the area.
Lowest Gallbladder removal prices in Chicago, IL
- Humboldt Park Health, Chicago$676.20
- Roseland Community Hospital Association, Chicago$4,309.30
- Mercy Medical Center, Aurora$6,446.00
- Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston$6,446.00
- Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, Lake Forest$15,822.80
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.