Gallbladder removal cost in California without insurance
In California, the median cash price for Gallbladder removal is $13,208.00 across 53 hospitals, from $936.62 to $28,559.37. The lowest is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles). 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 23, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Gallbladder removal prices in California 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 | Range | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallbladder removal Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic · code 47562 | 53 | $936.62–$28,559.37 | $13,208.00 | $5,009.01 |
| Gallbladder removal with bile duct X-ray Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic, with X-ray of the bile ducts during surgery · code 47563 | 64 | $936.62–$30,375.77 | $8,346.00 | $6,446.00 |
| Open gallbladder removal Gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision · code 47600 | 9 | $1,036.20–$61,930.85 | $2,368.00 | $2,378.79 |
Outpatient cash prices in California. 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 state.
Lowest Gallbladder removal prices in California
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles$936.62
- Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital, Marina del Rey$991.47
- Healdsburg Hospital, Healdsburg$993.48
- Stanford Health Care, Stanford$1,039.78
- NorthBay Medical Center, Fairfield$1,891.13
Gallbladder removal cost by metro area in California
- Los Angeles, CA12 hospitals
- San Francisco, CA9 hospitals
- Riverside, CA7 hospitals
- San Diego, CA5 hospitals
- Sacramento, CA3 hospitals
- San Jose, CA3 hospitals
- Vallejo, CA3 hospitals
- Santa Rosa, CA2 hospitals
Gallbladder removal cost in other states
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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.