Gallbladder removal cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for gallbladder removal, laparoscopic: from $1,285.00 to $37,926.60, with a median of $8,712.63. The lowest price is at Monroe County Hospital (Monroeville). The highest price is 29.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,712.63, is 6% above the US median of $8,242.69.
- Alabama ranks 22nd of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 47562. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,285.00Monroe County Hospital
Median$8,712.63half of hospitals charge less
Highest$37,926.60in Alabama
Lowest saves$7,427.63vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe County Hospital lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL CHOLECYSTECTOMY-LAP | $1,285.00 | $3,212.50 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy | $1,474.50 | $1,966.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $2,706.00 | $6,765.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $3,178.50 | $4,890.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $3,922.00 | $16,341.00 | — source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Lap,Cholecystectomy | $5,395.00 | $9,850.59 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $5,744.82 | $11,489.63 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL LAPAROSCOPY,SURGICAL,CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $5,943.00 | $14,594.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL CHOLYCYSTECTOMY LAPAROSCOPIC WITH SINGLE SITE | $8,712.63 | $10,250.15 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $8,867.94 | $59,119.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $10,023.44 | $111,371.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $12,494.86 | $104,123.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $14,000.00 | $20,000.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $14,824.73 | $82,359.60 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $20,210.92 | $50,527.30 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $21,247.86 | $141,652.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $37,926.60 | $210,703.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 2 | $1,474.50 | $11,361.18 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $8,867.94 | $14,539.43 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $5,395.00 | $8,944.93 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $37,926.60 | $37,926.60 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $3,178.50 | $3,178.50 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $10,023.44 | $10,023.44 |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $14,824.73 | $14,824.73 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $5,744.82 | $5,744.82 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $1,285.00 | $1,285.00 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $8,712.63 | $8,712.63 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $14,000.00 | $14,000.00 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $3,922.00 | $3,922.00 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $5,943.00 | $5,943.00 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $2,706.00 | $2,706.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What gallbladder removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Gallbladder removal explained.
Gallbladder removal, laparoscopic in other states
- Alaska$8,638.70, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$17,788.78
- Arkansas$5,371.99
- California$13,208.00
- Colorado$8,118.61
- Connecticut$3,820.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$4,988.20, 2 hospitals
- Florida$16,123.62
- Georgia$14,447.50
- Hawaii$17,726.80
- Idaho$12,979.50
- Illinois$6,600.43
- Indiana$16,452.36
- Iowa$3,548.93
- Kansas$5,695.00
- Kentucky$10,308.23
- Louisiana$2,952.28
- Maine$4,655.76
- Maryland$7,643.04, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$12,419.05
- Michigan$8,125.26
- Minnesota$4,296.78
- Mississippi$3,255.90
- Missouri$6,025.00
- Montana$1,866.40
- Nebraska$7,905.50
- Nevada$6,672.70
- New Hampshire$5,909.47, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$9,449.92
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$13,055.00
- North Dakota$9,230.25
- Ohio$17,444.70
- Oklahoma$4,657.75
- Oregon$11,594.64
- Pennsylvania$10,749.91
- Puerto Rico$1,288.09
- Rhode Island$10,801.16, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$18,971.11
- South Dakota$5,892.34
- Tennessee$7,046.58
- Texas$8,170.70
- Utah$9,451.04, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$7,244.06, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$17,006.46
- Washington$13,360.00
- West Virginia$9,698.50
- Wisconsin$9,250.80
- Wyoming$4,086.33, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.