Gallbladder removal with bile duct X-ray cost in Cincinnati, OH
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for gallbladder removal, laparoscopic, with X-ray of the bile ducts during surgery: from $2,370.99 to $28,188.91, with a median of $20,806.56. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center — $18,435.57 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $17,444.70 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 4 cities for code 47563, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Laps Surg Cholecystectomy W/Cholangiography|By Specialist | $2,370.99 | $4,649.00 | $562.24–$4,649.00 | 49% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center lowest Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Pr Laps Surg Cholecystectomy W/Cholangiography|By Midlevel | $2,370.99 | $4,649.00 | $421.68–$4,465.92 | 49% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 Laps Surg Cholecystectomy W/Cholangiography | $16,574.99 | $27,624.98 | $5,891.49–$6,009.32 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 Laps Surg Cholecystectomy W/Cholangiography | $19,653.96 | $32,756.60 | $5,993.77–$6,113.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 Laps Surg Cholecystectomy W/Cholangiography | $20,806.56 | $34,677.60 | $5,891.49–$6,009.32 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 Laps Surg Cholecystectomy W/Cholangiography | $26,169.49 | $43,615.82 | $5,993.77–$6,113.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 Laps Surg Cholecystectomy W/Cholangiography | $27,722.17 | $46,203.62 | $5,891.49 | 40% | — source file |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 Laps Surg Cholecystectomy W/Cholangiography | $28,188.91 | $46,981.52 | $5,891.49–$6,009.32 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,370.99, median $20,806.56, highest $28,188.91 — a 11.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,370.99. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers laparoscopic gallbladder removal when the surgeon also injects dye and takes an X-ray of the bile ducts during the operation to look for stones.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.