Open gallbladder removal cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 6 hospitals list a cash price for gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision: from $934.18 to $2,885.78, with a median of $2,557.23. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital — $1,623.05 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $2,572.59 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 47600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 5, 2026 and Feb 6, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Removal of gallbladder | $934.18 | $3,593.00 | $983.00–$7,297.23 | 74% | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Removal of gallbladder | $2,277.58 | $4,330.00 | $1,130.44–$4,330.00 | 47% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR REMOVAL GALLBLADDER | $2,541.86 | $4,054.00 | $696.46–$4,851.00 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR REMOVAL GALLBLADDER | $2,572.59 | $4,103.00 | $696.46–$4,851.00 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 PR REMOVAL GALLBLADDER | $2,572.59 | $4,103.00 | $696.46–$4,851.00 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $2,885.78 | $4,488.00 | $740.43–$4,388.70 | 36% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $934.18, median $2,557.23, highest $2,885.78 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,557.23. 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 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS REMOVAL GALLBLADDER | $30.53 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS REMOVAL GALLBLADDER | $97.75 | file |