Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
In Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic: from $1,614.40 to $49,677.94, with a median of $2,363.00. The lowest listed price is at Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jan 28, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Memorial Hospital Corporation lowest Waterloo, IA PR LAP,CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,614.40 | $2,018.00 | 20% | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA PR Laparoscopy Surgical Cholecystectomy | $2,363.00 | $2,363.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Inc Waterloo, IA HC Cholecystectomy W/Laparoscopy (Restricted Method II CAH) | $49,677.94 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,614.40, median $2,363.00, highest $49,677.94 — a 30.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,988.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.