Gallbladder removal cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for gallbladder removal, laparoscopic: from $1,060.20 to $11,712.94, with a median of $4,296.78. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The highest price is 11.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,296.78, is 48% below the US median of $8,242.69.
- Minnesota ranks 6th of 42 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. 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 Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,060.20Lakewood Health System
Median$4,296.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,712.94in Minnesota
Lowest saves$3,236.58vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System lowest Staples · Staples, MN Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $1,060.20 | $1,710.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,062.40 | $1,660.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $1,138.50 | $1,518.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $1,253.07 | $1,547.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GS LAPROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,320.32 | $2,063.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $1,517.25 | $1,785.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $1,752.96 | $1,992.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $1,915.55 | $2,947.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC LAPAROSCOPY, SURGICAL; CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $2,472.97 | $6,167.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN LAPAROSCOPY SURGICAL CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $3,563.03 | $4,627.31 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI LAP,CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $4,296.78 | $6,842.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Laparoscopy Surgical; Cholect | $4,944.42 | $19,017.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Laparoscopy Surgical; Cholect | $5,281.38 | $8,658.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope | $5,846.38 | $6,959.98 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN CHOLECYSTECTOMY LAPAROSCOPIC | $5,993.04 | $8,440.90 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $6,588.84 | $16,431.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Laparoscopy Surg Cholecystectomy | $6,829.71 | $12,959.60 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy | $7,742.21 | $14,232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Laparoscopy Surg Cholecystectomy | $8,090.38 | $15,351.77 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Windom Area Hospital Windom · Windom, MN SURG 47562 LAP CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $10,416.24 | $15,318.00 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy | $11,712.94 | $14,232.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5 | $2,472.97 | $6,588.84 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 4 | $1,253.07 | $2,808.55 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,915.55 | $1,915.55 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $5,846.38 | $5,846.38 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $5,993.04 | $5,993.04 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $3,563.03 | $3,563.03 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $1,062.40 | $1,062.40 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $1,517.25 | $1,517.25 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $1,138.50 | $1,138.50 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $5,281.38 | $5,281.38 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $1,752.96 | $1,752.96 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $1,060.20 | $1,060.20 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $11,712.94 | $11,712.94 |
| Windom, MN | 1 | $10,416.24 | $10,416.24 |
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
- 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
- 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.