Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic: from $485.16 to $2,132.50, with a median of $503.82. The lowest listed price is at West Penn Allegheny Health System INC.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 47562, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC lowest Wexford, PA PR LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $485.16 | $1,866.00 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PA PR LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $503.82 | $1,866.00 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $2,132.50 | $4,265.00 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $485.16, median $503.82, highest $2,132.50 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $354.54 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Monroeville, PAPR LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $410.52 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $410.52 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $429.18 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PAPR LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $447.84 | file |