Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) Cost in North Carolina — 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
$63,288
gross charge · DRG 419
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$9,430 – $105,184
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $9,430 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $24,903Cash pay $17,432 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $38,932Cash pay $10,512Medicare pays (avg) $11,639 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $42,450Cash pay $11,461 - 5
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $49,342Cash pay $29,605 - 6
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $49,342Cash pay $29,605Medicare pays (avg) $6,491 - 7
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $52,696Cash pay $21,078 - 8
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $60,602Cash pay $24,241 - 9
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $61,122Cash pay $30,561 - 10
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $68,023Cash pay $27,209 - 11
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $69,880Cash pay $27,952 - 12
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $70,324Cash pay $31,646Medicare pays (avg) $8,521 - 13
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $71,267Cash pay $35,634 - 14
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $71,267Cash pay $35,634 - 15
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $71,267Cash pay $35,634 - 16
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $71,267Cash pay $35,634 - 17
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $71,267Cash pay $35,634 - 18
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $71,267Cash pay $35,634 - 19
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $71,267Cash pay $35,634 - 20
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $71,267Cash pay $35,634 - 21
Person Memorial Hospital
Roxboro, NC
Gross charge $83,051Cash pay $33,221 - 22
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $100,193Cash pay $40,077 - 23
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $105,184Cash pay $42,074 - 24
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge — - 25
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,436Medicare pays (avg) $8,530 - 26
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge — - 27
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge — - 30Gross charge —
- 31
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 32
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,436 - 33
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,436 - 34
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,436 - 35
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,436 - 36
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge — - 37
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,436 - 38
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,436 - 39
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $30,436 - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge — - 42
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,200
23 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (DRG 419). Prices range from $9,430 to $105,184 — roughly $95,754 apart. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $63,288.
These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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. North Carolina 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.