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Gallbladder removal cost in Washington without insurance

In Washington, the median cash price for Gallbladder removal is $13,360.00 across 15 hospitals, from $1,453.50 to $67,934.40. The lowest is at Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 (Ellensburg). The US median is $8,173.40.

Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.

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 6, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Gallbladder removal prices in Washington 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.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Gallbladder removal Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic · code 47562 15 $1,453.50–$67,934.40 $13,360.00 $8,173.40
Gallbladder removal with bile duct X-ray Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic, with X-ray of the bile ducts during surgery · code 47563 24 $1,470.50–$94,227.80 $11,124.02 $8,346.00
Open gallbladder removal Gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision · code 47600 3 $2,055.95–$31,524.47 $2,184.50 $3,501.84
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Outpatient cash prices in Washington. 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.

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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.