Open gallbladder removal cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision: from $1,099.56 to $1,099.56, with a median of $1,099.56. Across Illinois, the median is $1,338.05 at 5 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Aug 24, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Removal of gallbladder | $1,099.56 | $3,927.00 | $3,927.00 | 72% | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,099.56, median $1,099.56, highest $1,099.56.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are 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.
| The Methodist Hospitals Gary, INCholecystectomy | $0.01 | file |
| The Methodist Hospitals Merrillville, INCholecystectomy | $0.01 | file |