Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic as an inpatient: from $458.70 to $1,355.75, with a median of $678.15. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Health System LLC.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 47562, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Health System LLC lowest Bluffton, IN 47562,AS LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $458.70 | $834.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 47562,80 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $554.85 | $1,233.00 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN 47562 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $665.55 | $2,465.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 47562,80 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $678.15 | $1,233.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 47562 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $887.40 | $2,465.00 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 47562 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,109.25 | $2,465.00 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 47562 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,355.75 | $2,465.00 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $458.70, median $678.15, highest $1,355.75 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $739.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A laparoscopic cholecystectomy removes the gallbladder through several small cuts using a camera and instruments. It is the most common treatment for painful gallstones and gallbladder inflammation.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee, anesthesia and the pathology exam of the gallbladder are usually billed separately.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 47562 ($4,501.42). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN47562,AS LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $225.18 | file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN47562,AS LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $300.24 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN47562,80 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $332.91 | file |
| Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN47562,AS LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $375.30 | file |
| IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN47562,80 LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $443.88 | file |