Gallbladder removal cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for gallbladder removal, laparoscopic: from $1,632.75 to $20,591.14, with a median of $8,118.61. The lowest price is at Vail Health Hospital (Vail). The highest price is 12.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,118.61, is about the same as the US median of $8,242.69.
- Colorado ranks 19th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.
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 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,632.75Vail Health Hospital
Median$8,118.61half of hospitals charge less
Highest$20,591.14in Colorado
Lowest saves$6,485.86vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vail Health Hospital lowest Vail · Edwards, CO 47562 LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,632.75 | $2,177.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Delta County Memorial Hospital Delta · Delta, CO LAPCHOL | $4,019.82 | $10,049.55 | Aug 24, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $4,991.50 | $9,983.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO LAPCHOL | $5,742.60 | $9,571.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $7,380.24 | $13,179.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $7,586.01 | $9,482.51 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $7,586.01 | $9,482.51 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $7,586.01 | $9,482.51 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $8,651.20 | $10,814.00 | Nov 7, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $15,191.33 | $15,191.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $15,191.33 | $15,191.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $15,191.33 | $15,191.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $15,191.33 | $15,191.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LAPAROSCOPY SURG CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $15,191.33 | $15,191.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Animas Surgical Hospital Durango · Durango, CO REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $18,219.00 | $18,219.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Laparoscopic cholecystectomy | $20,591.14 | $20,591.14 | Jun 4, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 4 | $15,191.33 | $15,191.33 |
| Delta, CO | 2 | $4,019.82 | $4,881.21 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $15,191.33 | $15,191.33 |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $18,219.00 | $18,219.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $1,632.75 | $1,632.75 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $7,586.01 | $7,586.01 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $7,586.01 | $7,586.01 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 1 | $7,380.24 | $7,380.24 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $8,651.20 | $8,651.20 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $20,591.14 | $20,591.14 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $7,586.01 | $7,586.01 |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $4,991.50 | $4,991.50 |
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
- Alabama$8,712.63
- Alaska$8,638.70, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$17,788.78
- Arkansas$5,371.99
- California$13,208.00
- 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.