Gallbladder removal cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for gallbladder removal, laparoscopic: from $1,139.00 to $20,613.17, with a median of $7,046.58. The lowest price is at Rhea Medical Center (Dayton). The highest price is 18.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $7,046.58, is 15% below the US median of $8,242.69.
- Tennessee ranks 17th 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,139.00Rhea Medical Center
Median$7,046.58half of hospitals charge less
Highest$20,613.17in Tennessee
Lowest saves$5,907.58vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhea Medical Center lowest Dayton · Dayton, TN RK-LAP CHOLE | $1,139.00 | $1,675.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Hardin County General Hospital Savannah · Savannah, TN 47562 Laparoscopy, surgical; cholecystectomy | $1,343.49 | $3,517.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Laparoscopy | $3,430.24 | $15,592.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Laparoscopy | $3,430.24 | $15,592.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Laparoscopy | $3,430.24 | $15,592.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Laparoscopy | $3,430.24 | $15,592.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Laparoscopy | $3,430.24 | $15,592.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Laparoscopy, surgical; cholecystectomy | $5,940.52 | $23,857.53 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $6,534.43 | $28,849.56 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $7,558.73 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 47562 Laparoscopy, surgical; cholecystectomy | $7,790.40 | $12,984.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Laparoscopy, surgical; cholecystectomy | $7,797.24 | $39,781.85 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $7,863.99 | $40,536.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Laparoscopy, surgical; cholecystectomy | $8,157.16 | $35,009.27 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $8,604.30 | $31,867.76 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Laparoscopy, surgical; cholecystectomy | $9,503.48 | $32,435.07 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Laparoscopy, surgical; cholecystectomy | $10,796.48 | $43,710.47 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Laparoscopy, surgical; cholecystectomy | $20,613.17 | $63,230.57 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $3,430.24 | $3,430.24 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $7,558.73 | $7,973.78 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $6,534.43 | $7,569.36 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $7,797.24 | $7,797.24 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $7,863.99 | $7,863.99 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $1,139.00 | $1,139.00 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $5,940.52 | $5,940.52 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $9,503.48 | $9,503.48 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $1,343.49 | $1,343.49 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $10,796.48 | $10,796.48 |
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
- 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
- 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.