Open gallbladder removal cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision: from $1,054.32 to $9,939.07, with a median of $8,645.21. The lowest price is at Hardin County General Hospital (Savannah). The highest price is 9.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,645.21, is 147% above the US median of $3,501.84.
- Tennessee ranks 17th of 18 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 47600. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,054.32Hardin County General Hospital
Median$8,645.21half of hospitals charge less
Highest$9,939.07in Tennessee
Lowest saves$7,590.89vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County General Hospital lowest Savannah · Savannah, TN 47600 Cholecystectomy; | $1,054.32 | $2,760.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 47600 Cholecystectomy; | $1,917.60 | $3,196.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN OPEN CHOL | $3,151.80 | $4,635.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Cholecystectomy | $7,351.35 | $31,550.86 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Cholecystectomy | $9,939.07 | $45,177.58 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Cholecystectomy | $9,939.07 | $45,177.58 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Cholecystectomy | $9,939.07 | $45,177.58 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Cholecystectomy | $9,939.07 | $45,177.58 | Mar 19, 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 | 4 | $9,939.07 | $9,939.07 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $1,917.60 | $4,634.48 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $3,151.80 | $3,151.80 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $1,054.32 | $1,054.32 |
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
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Gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision in other states
- Alabama$2,078.85, 2 hospitals
- Alaska$11,117.34, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$5,042.96
- California$2,700.80
- Colorado$16,665.35, 4 hospitals
- Connecticut$6,165.00, 2 hospitals
- Florida$20,516.70, 1 hospital
- Georgia$21,252.00
- Idaho$3,630.00, 4 hospitals
- Illinois$5,700.00
- Indiana$2,486.51, 1 hospital
- Iowa$3,874.00, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$2,210.52
- Kentucky$1,532.92, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$5,495.40
- Maine$2,741.77, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$2,766.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$11,773.19, 1 hospital
- Michigan$1,517.57
- Minnesota$1,834.50
- Mississippi$2,663.00
- Missouri$2,364.30
- Montana$2,878.41, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$10,530.14, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$10,500.00, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$254.65, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$5,339.00
- New Mexico$13,518.47, 3 hospitals
- New York$4,202.00
- North Dakota$9,191.00, 1 hospital
- Ohio$3,637.98
- Oklahoma$1,729.60, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$8,424.57, 4 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$4,254.74
- Puerto Rico$1,658.60, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$18,516.64, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$2,148.52, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$5,564.28, 1 hospital
- Texas$3,102.00
- Utah$1,526.22, 1 hospital
- Vermont$1,432.78, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$27,710.19, 1 hospital
- Washington$2,184.50, 3 hospitals
- West Virginia$1,823.10
- Wisconsin$2,808.06
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.