Open gallbladder removal cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision: from $1,381.25 to $1,664.40, with a median of $1,522.83. The lowest listed price is at Akron General Medical Center — $141.58 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,661.55 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 47600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jun 15, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akron General Medical Center lowest Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER | $1,381.25 | $2,125.00 | $539.96–$2,125.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 PR CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,664.40 | $2,774.00 | $573.12–$3,190.62 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $4,544.80 | $6,992.00 | $1,776.67–$6,992.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,381.25, median $1,522.83, highest $1,664.40 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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 removing the gallbladder through one larger cut in the upper belly, used when laparoscopic surgery is not possible or safe.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 47600 ($2,268.00). 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.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR REMOVAL GALLBLADDER | $0.60 | file |