Open gallbladder removal cost in Pikeville, KY
In Pikeville, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision: from $1,563.60 to $1,563.60, with a median of $1,563.60. The lowest listed price is at Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across Kentucky, the median is $1,563.60 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 — 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 Pikeville, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center lowest South Williamson, KY · (606) 237-1700 REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER | $1,563.60 | $2,606.00 | $553.75–$1,682.29 | 40% | — source file |
| ARH Tug Valley Health Services lowest Prestonsburg, KY REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER | $1,563.60 | $2,606.00 | $553.75–$1,682.29 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,563.60, median $1,563.60, highest $1,563.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,563.60. 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 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.