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Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in Los Angeles, CA costs $937 to $25,236. Here's every hospital's price.

12 hospitals in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area, 12 hospitals list a cash price for gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (CPT 47562). The lowest is $937 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the median is $7,737 and the highest is $25,236 at Pacifica Hospital of the Valley. The most expensive hospital lists 27 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Los Angeles, CA median of $7,737 is in line with the national median of $7,559 across 188 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

31 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $475 to $53,297. 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 July 2024 and September 2026. 68 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.

$937
lowest cash price in Los Angeles, CA
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · 12 mi
$6,800 below the median
$7,737
median cash price
12 hospitals
27×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
12/100
hospitals with a cash price
68 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Nov 2025

$937
list $1,441 · lowest of 37 lines
2
Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Orange · 29 mi · File Apr 2026

$981
list $1,226 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Cedar-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital

Marina Del Rey · 17 mi · File Nov 2025

$991
list $1,525 · lowest of 2 lines
4
L A Downtown Medical Center

Los Angeles · 5 mi · Older file Jul 2024

$7,214
list $7,214
5
Saint Francis Medical Center

Lynwood · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$7,737
list $42,453
6
West Anaheim Medical Center

Anaheim · 22 mi · File Sep 2026

$7,737
list $16,279
7
San Dimas Community Hospital

San Dimas · 20 mi · File Sep 2026

$7,737
list $19,706
8
Centinela Hospital Medical Center

Inglewood · 15 mi · File Sep 2026

$7,737
list $15,375
9
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles

Los Angeles · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$13,208
list $25,400 · lowest of 4 lines
10
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La

Los Angeles · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$13,208
list $25,400 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim

Anaheim · 26 mi · File Apr 2026

$13,208
list $25,400 · lowest of 4 lines
12
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley

Sun Valley · 15 mi · File Nov 2025

$25,236
list $25,236
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 Los Angeles, CA without a price for this procedure

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

Questions people ask