Open gallbladder removal cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for gallbladder removal, open surgery through a larger incision: from $1,162.49 to $14,953.00, with a median of $1,823.10. The lowest price is at Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital (White Hall) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 12.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $1,823.10, is 48% below the US median of $3,501.84.
- West Virginia ranks 2nd 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 Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,162.49Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital + 1 more
Median$1,823.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,953.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$660.61vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital lowest White Hall · Fairmont, WV 47600- Cholecystectomy | $1,162.49 | $2,324.98 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center lowest Morgantown · Morgantown, WV 47600- Cholecystectomy | $1,162.49 | $2,324.98 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| Roane General Hospital Spencer · Spencer, WV Removal of gallbladder | $1,823.10 | $3,038.50 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery · Beckley, WV CHOLECYSTECTOMY | $2,317.50 | $3,090.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH REMOVAL OF GALLBLADDER | $14,953.00 | $29,906.00 | Jul 9, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $2,317.50 | $2,317.50 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $1,162.49 | $1,162.49 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $1,162.49 | $1,162.49 |
| Spencer, WV | 1 | $1,823.10 | $1,823.10 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $14,953.00 | $14,953.00 |
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 open gallbladder removal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Open gallbladder removal explained.
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
- Tennessee$8,645.21
- 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
- Wisconsin$2,808.06
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.