Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in Birmingham, AL costs $1,475 to $21,248. Here's every hospital's price.
2 hospitals in the Birmingham, AL metro area publish a cash price for gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (CPT 47562). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Birmingham, AL metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (CPT 47562). The lowest is $1,475 at Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System, the median is $1,475 and the highest is $21,248 at Grandview Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 14 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Birmingham, AL median of $1,475 is 75% below the national median of $5,856 across 637 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
6 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $441 to $127,487. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between April 2026 and June 2026. 8 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyBessemer · 12 mi · File Jun 2026
Birmingham · 6 mi · File Apr 2026
Birmingham · 3 mi · File Apr 2026
Birmingham · 2 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 47562. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 47562, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
CPT 47562 is a laparoscopic cholecystectomy: removal of the gallbladder through four small incisions, usually for gallstones causing pain or inflammation. It is one of the most common operations in the US, takes about an hour, and most patients go home the same day or after one night.
What the price covers
The hospital's price is the facility fee for the operating room, laparoscopic equipment, nursing, supplies and recovery. The surgeon and the anesthesia provider bill separately. If an X-ray of the bile duct is done during surgery (47563) or the operation is converted to open surgery, the code and price change. An overnight stay adds a room charge.
Planned versus emergency
A planned outpatient cholecystectomy is shoppable and the prices here apply. An emergency operation for acute cholecystitis is billed as an inpatient stay under a DRG, at a very different price. If your symptoms allow it, scheduling the operation is both safer and cheaper.
Why prices vary
Facility fees for this operation vary several times within one city. Academic centers and large systems list the highest; community hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers the lowest.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 47562, and what do surgeon and anesthesia add?
- What happens to the price if I stay overnight or the operation is converted?
- Is there a bundled cash price for the whole episode?
Hospitals in Birmingham, AL without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Bibb Medical CenterNo price file found
- St Vincent's BirminghamFile could not be read
- St Vincent's ChiltonFile could not be read
- St Vincent's St ClairFile could not be read
- St Vincents BlountFile could not be read
- St. Vincent's EastFile could not be read
- The Children's Hospital of Alabamacode not in file
- University of Alabama HospitalFile could not be read