Open gallbladder removal cost without insurance
Across 182 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision from $237.06 to $61,930.85. The median market price is $2,419.48. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 25, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Gallbladder removal costs
Lowest$237.06any market
Median market$2,419.48middle of market medians
Highest$61,930.85any market
Listings266hospital prices
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.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 47600 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alaska$6,960.13
- Arizona$1,490.09
- Arkansas$1,890.20
- California$2,368.00
- Connecticut$6,165.00
- Florida$4,128.90
- Georgia$21,252.00
- Idaho$2,339.00
- Illinois$1,338.05
- Indiana$1,338.05
- Iowa$2,622.40
- Kansas$1,528.80
- Kentucky$1,338.05
- Louisiana$2,333.90
- Maine$593.06
- Maryland$2,766.00
- Massachusetts$2,339.00
- Michigan$2,081.60
- Minnesota$2,572.59
- Mississippi$9,939.07
- Missouri$2,103.90
- Montana$2,280.00
- Nebraska$2,403.97
- Nevada$4,738.00
- New Hampshire$1,794.26
- New Jersey$7,455.00
- New York$2,339.00
- North Dakota$1,830.78
- Ohio$1,661.55
- Oklahoma$1,803.90
- Oregon$2,925.60
- Pennsylvania$1,928.40
- Rhode Island$18,516.64
- South Dakota$5,564.28
- Tennessee$9,939.07
- Texas$2,838.08
- Vermont$1,997.60
- Washington$2,480.83
- West Virginia$1,184.00
- Wisconsin$4,534.40
- Wyoming$3,619.57
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda, MT single city | 1 | $3,308.85 | $3,308.85 | $3,308.85 | 1.0× |
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 2 | $1,381.25 | $1,522.83 | $1,664.40 | 1.2× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $2,925.60 | $2,925.60 | $2,925.60 | 1.0× |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 2 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $6,420.00 | $6,420.00 | $6,420.00 | 1.0× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $1,498.00 | $1,498.00 | $1,498.00 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $2,017.80 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | 1.4× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 8 | $21,252.00 | $21,252.00 | $21,252.00 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $1,282.55 | $1,282.55 | $1,282.55 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $543.90 | $543.90 | $543.90 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $2,730.79 | $2,730.79 | $2,730.79 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $1,544.03 | $1,544.03 | $1,544.03 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 2 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | 1.0× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $1,749.30 | $1,749.30 | $1,749.30 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $1,862.87 | $1,862.87 | $7,053.00 | 3.8× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $4,252.00 | $4,252.00 | $4,252.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | 1.0× |
| Corning, IA single city | 1 | $1,381.92 | $1,381.92 | $1,381.92 | 1.0× |
| Coudersport, PA single city | 1 | $1,238.40 | $1,238.40 | $1,238.40 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $1,381.25 | $1,381.25 | $1,381.25 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 2 | $3,713.00 | $3,713.00 | $3,713.00 | 1.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $3,537.00 | $18,821.46 | $34,105.92 | 9.6× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $1,192.75 | $1,192.75 | $1,192.75 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $3,527.13 | $3,527.13 | $3,527.13 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 1 | $1,099.56 | $1,099.56 | $1,099.56 | 1.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $4,343.16 | $4,343.16 | $4,343.16 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 2 | $1,278.66 | $2,911.73 | $4,544.80 | 3.6× |
| Clinton, IA | 1 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $1,852.80 | $1,852.80 | $1,852.80 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $2,447.15 | $2,447.15 | $2,447.15 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $4,875.30 | $4,875.30 | $4,875.30 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $2,925.60 | $2,925.60 | $2,925.60 | 1.0× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $2,964.50 | $2,964.50 | $2,964.50 | 1.0× |
| Dillon, MT single city | 1 | $2,280.00 | $2,280.00 | $2,280.00 | 1.0× |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME single city | 1 | $765.27 | $765.27 | $765.27 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 2 | $2,078.40 | $2,838.08 | $3,597.75 | 1.7× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | 1.0× |
| Decatur, IN | 1 | $3,317.00 | $3,317.00 | $3,317.00 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $2,339.00 | $2,480.70 | $2,622.40 | 1.1× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 8 | $1,517.57 | $1,799.59 | $2,081.60 | 1.4× |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $1,830.78 | $1,830.78 | $1,830.78 | 1.0× |
| Dubuque, IA | 1 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $4,606.05 | $4,606.05 | $4,606.05 | 1.0× |
| E Academy Paris, AR single city | 1 | $1,890.20 | $1,890.20 | $1,890.20 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $1,772.24 | $1,772.24 | $1,772.24 | 1.0× |
| Ellsworth, ME single city | 1 | $570.25 | $570.25 | $570.25 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | 1.0× |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $7,500.25 | $7,500.25 | $7,500.25 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 1 | $1,393.60 | $1,393.60 | $1,393.60 | 1.0× |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 1 | $1,899.23 | $1,899.23 | $1,899.23 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $237.06 | $250.23 | $324.96 | 1.4× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $1,036.20 | $1,036.20 | $1,036.20 | 1.0× |
| Gassaway, WV single city | 1 | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | $1,184.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville, ME single city | 1 | $1,197.50 | $1,197.50 | $1,197.50 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | 1.0× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 2 | $2,339.00 | $4,252.00 | $6,165.00 | 2.6× |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $1,528.60 | $1,528.60 | $1,528.60 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $1,928.40 | $3,742.34 | $4,479.18 | 2.3× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | 1.0× |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $693.91 | $693.91 | $693.91 | 1.0× |
| Holland, MI | 1 | $1,152.00 | $1,152.00 | $1,152.00 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $3,110.25 | $3,110.25 | $3,110.25 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $2,486.51 | $2,512.86 | $2,539.20 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MI | 1 | $1,384.65 | $1,384.65 | $1,384.65 | 1.0× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $663.74 | $663.74 | $663.74 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | 1.0× |
| Kodiak, AK single city | 1 | $11,117.34 | $11,117.34 | $11,117.34 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 2 | $1,528.80 | $1,528.80 | $1,528.80 | 1.0× |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $2,420.60 | $2,420.60 | $2,420.60 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $3,919.45 | $3,919.45 | $3,919.45 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $254.65 | $1,794.26 | $3,333.87 | 13.1× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $1,658.70 | $1,658.70 | $1,658.70 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 1 | $5,709.00 | $5,709.00 | $5,709.00 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 2 | $1,550.64 | $2,757.74 | $3,964.84 | 2.6× |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $924.00 | $924.00 | $924.00 | 1.0× |
| Malone, NY single city | 1 | $4,020.00 | $4,020.00 | $4,020.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $2,330.00 | $2,330.00 | $2,330.00 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $4,534.40 | $5,018.98 | $5,503.55 | 1.2× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | 1.0× |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $1,673.78 | $1,673.78 | $1,673.78 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $9,939.07 | $9,939.07 | $9,939.07 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $2,339.00 | $3,441.90 | $4,544.80 | 1.9× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $915.42 | $915.42 | $915.42 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 6 | $934.18 | $2,557.23 | $2,885.78 | 3.1× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | 1.0× |
| Nebraska City, NE single city | 1 | $2,389.57 | $2,389.57 | $2,389.57 | 1.0× |
| New Britain, CT single city | 1 | $6,165.00 | $6,165.00 | $6,165.00 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | 1.0× |
| Newberry, MI single city | 1 | $1,930.01 | $1,930.01 | $1,930.01 | 1.0× |
| Newport, VT single city | 1 | $1,997.60 | $1,997.60 | $1,997.60 | 1.0× |
| Norwich, CT single city | 1 | $6,165.00 | $6,165.00 | $6,165.00 | 1.0× |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $2,288.79 | $2,288.79 | $2,288.79 | 1.0× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $1,381.25 | $1,381.25 | $1,381.25 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 8 | $1,287.83 | $7,455.00 | $11,857.60 | 9.2× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $2,925.60 | $2,925.60 | $2,925.60 | 1.0× |
| Norfolk, NE | 1 | $2,418.36 | $2,418.36 | $2,418.36 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $3,139.20 | $3,139.20 | $3,139.20 | 1.0× |
| Ozark, AR single city | 1 | $1,890.20 | $1,890.20 | $1,890.20 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $2,766.00 | $2,766.00 | $2,766.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1 | $1,803.90 | $1,803.90 | $1,803.90 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 5 | $1,410.71 | $1,833.20 | $2,573.64 | 1.8× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $2,355.00 | $2,355.00 | $2,355.00 | 1.0× |
| Petersburg, WV single city | 1 | $1,894.40 | $1,894.40 | $1,894.40 | 1.0× |
| Pikeville, TN single city | 1 | $652.85 | $652.85 | $652.85 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $1,584.00 | $1,584.00 | $1,584.00 | 1.0× |
| Presque Isle, ME single city | 1 | $479.01 | $479.01 | $479.01 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | $1,338.05 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $439.00 | $439.00 | $439.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | $2,081.60 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $573.23 | $678.83 | $784.42 | 1.4× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $2,622.00 | $2,622.00 | $2,622.00 | 1.0× |
| Plymouth, IN | 1 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $4,544.80 | $4,544.80 | $4,544.80 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $2,992.80 | $2,992.80 | $2,992.80 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 2 | $593.06 | $1,185.43 | $1,777.80 | 3.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 7 | $1,968.85 | $1,968.85 | $13,738.89 | 7.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $18,516.64 | $18,516.64 | $18,516.64 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $1,205.50 | $1,205.50 | $1,205.50 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $5,564.28 | $5,564.28 | $5,564.28 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $3,516.55 | $3,516.55 | $3,516.55 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $4,738.00 | $4,738.00 | $4,738.00 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 2 | $1,776.38 | $2,209.44 | $2,642.50 | 1.5× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $1,530.75 | $1,530.75 | $1,530.75 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $1,153.00 | $1,153.00 | $1,153.00 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 2 | $1,968.85 | $2,289.93 | $2,611.00 | 1.3× |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $2,368.00 | $2,368.00 | $2,368.00 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 1 | $61,930.85 | $61,930.85 | $61,930.85 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 1 | $1,607.01 | $1,607.01 | $1,607.01 | 1.0× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $4,544.80 | $4,544.80 | $4,544.80 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | 1.0× |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $3,712.00 | $3,712.00 | $3,712.00 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | $2,622.40 | 1.0× |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $1,928.40 | $1,928.40 | $1,928.40 | 1.0× |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1 | $2,733.45 | $2,733.45 | $2,733.45 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $2,631.20 | $2,631.20 | $2,631.20 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NY | 1 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | $2,339.00 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Torrington, CT single city | 1 | $6,165.00 | $6,165.00 | $6,165.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $6,968.34 | $6,968.34 | $6,968.34 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 2 | $2,635.80 | $26,092.27 | $49,548.73 | 18.8× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $4,738.00 | $4,738.00 | $4,738.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 1 | $3,056.97 | $3,056.97 | $3,056.97 | 1.0× |
| Waterbury, CT single city | 1 | $32,766.59 | $32,766.59 | $32,766.59 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | 1.0× |
| Wellsville, NY single city | 1 | $1,006.55 | $1,006.55 | $1,006.55 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | $2,808.06 | 1.0× |
| Winamac, IN single city | 1 | $991.20 | $991.20 | $991.20 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $2,339.00 | $2,480.70 | $2,622.40 | 1.1× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $1,232.00 | $8,092.50 | $14,953.00 | 12.1× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | $5,503.55 | 1.0× |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $1,080.95 | $1,080.95 | $1,080.95 | 1.0× |
Common questions
Why would open surgery be needed?
Severe inflammation, scarring from earlier surgery or bleeding can make the laparoscopic approach unsafe.
How long is the hospital stay?
Usually a few days, longer than after laparoscopic removal.
Other gallbladder removal prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.