Open gallbladder removal cost in Nashville, TN
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision: from $1,917.60 to $7,351.35, with a median of $4,634.48. The lowest listed price is at Metro Nashville General Hospital — $2,716.88 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $9,939.07 at 7 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 47600, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Nashville General Hospital lowest Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 47600 Cholecystectomy; | $1,917.60 | $3,196.00 | — | 40% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin, TN · (615) 328-8888 Cholecystectomy | $7,351.35 | $31,550.86 | $3,497.00 | 77% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,917.60, median $4,634.48, highest $7,351.35 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,857.60. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.