Open gallbladder removal cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision: from $1,968.85 to $13,738.89, with a median of $1,968.85. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $2,925.60 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 PR CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,968.85 | $3,029.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,968.85 | $3,029.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 PR CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,968.85 | $3,029.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,968.85 | $3,029.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,968.85 | $3,029.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 PR CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,968.85 | $3,029.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 PR CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,968.85 | $3,029.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 PR CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,968.85 | $3,029.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $13,738.89 | $16,163.40 | — | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $13,738.89 | $16,163.40 | — | 15% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,968.85, median $1,968.85, highest $13,738.89 — a 7.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $1,968.85. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.