Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) Cost in Iowa — Compare All Hospitals
Minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery to remove the gallbladder, usually for painful gallstones or gallbladder inflammation. The stay involves the operation and a short recovery, often just a day or two.
State average
$47,133
gross charge · DRG 419
Hospitals
26
with published pricing
Price range
$9,023 – $101,761
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $9,023Cash pay $6,316 - 2
Boone County Hospital
Boone, IA
Gross charge $14,976Cash pay $11,981 - 3
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic, IA
Gross charge $21,403Cash pay $14,982 - 4
Jefferson County Health Center
Fairfield, IA
Gross charge $23,024Cash pay $13,814 - 5
Waverly Health Center
Waverly, IA
Gross charge $25,378Cash pay $13,197 - 6
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
Belmond, IA
Gross charge $26,849Cash pay $16,110 - 7
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $41,510Cash pay $16,604 - 8
St Anthony Regional Hospital
Carroll, IA
Gross charge $45,494 - 9
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 10
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 11
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 12
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 13
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 14
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 15
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 16
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 17
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 18
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 19
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 20
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 21
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 22
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 23
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 24
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $52,334Cash pay $34,017 - 25
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $78,699Cash pay $51,154 - 26
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $101,761Cash pay $61,056 - 27
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Hospital
Marshalltown, IA
Gross charge — - 28
Trinity Muscatine
Muscatine, IA
Gross charge — - 29
Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, IA
Gross charge — - 30
Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 31
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Downtown
Iowa City, IA
Gross charge — - 32
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge — - 33
Methodist Jennie Edmundson
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 34
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge — - 35
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Hospital
Bettendorf, IA
Gross charge — - 36
Allen Hospital
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge — - 37
Finley Hospital
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge — - 38
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center
Grinnell, IA
Gross charge — - 39
Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center, IA
Gross charge — - 40
Chi Health - Mercy Corning
Corning, IA
Gross charge — - 41Gross charge —
- 42
Chi Health Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley, IA
Gross charge — - 43
Clarke County Hospital
Osceola, IA
Gross charge — - 44
Henry County Health Center
Mount Pleasant, IA
Gross charge — - 45
St Lukes Regional Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge — - 46
Community Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Sumner, IA
Gross charge —
Iowa hospitals price gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (Medicare DRG 419) anywhere from $9,023 to $101,761 — a $92,737 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics in Red Oak; the most expensive is Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion in Clarion. The state average sits at $47,133.
Gross charges are list prices, not what most patients pay. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Iowa hospitals missing from the list either don't perform gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 419 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.