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Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in Cleveland, OH costs $1,223 to $17,445. Here's every hospital's price.

3 hospitals in the Cleveland, OH 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 Cleveland, OH metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (CPT 47562). The lowest is $1,223 at Metrohealth System, the median is $2,722 and the highest is $17,445 at South Pointe Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 14 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Cleveland, OH median of $2,722 is 63% below the national median of $7,439 across 195 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

4 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $26,838. 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 September 2026. 24 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.

$1,223
lowest cash price in Cleveland, OH
Metrohealth System · 20 mi
$1,500 below the median
$2,722
median cash price
3 hospitals
14×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
3/28
hospitals with a cash price
24 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Metrohealth System

Cleveland · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,223
list $3,493
2
Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland · 15 mi · File Jun 2026

$2,722
list $4,188 · lowest of 2 lines
3
South Pointe Hospital

Warrensville Heights · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$17,445
list $26,838 · lowest of 4 lines
4
Glenbeigh Health Sources

Rock Creek · 30 mi · File Sep 2026

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1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 47562. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

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.

3

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 Cleveland, OH without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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