Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) Cost in Alabama — Compare All Hospitals
Minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery to remove the gallbladder, usually for gallstones or inflammation, in patients with other health conditions that complicate care. The stay includes the operation plus extra monitoring during recovery.
State average
$40,300
gross charge · DRG 418
Hospitals
11
with published pricing
Price range
$11,633 – $63,191
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital
Brewton, AL
Gross charge $11,633Cash pay $6,980 - 2
Atmore Community Hospital
Atmore, AL
Gross charge $11,633Cash pay $6,980 - 3
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mobile, AL
Gross charge $12,086 - 4
Thomas Hospital (Acute Care)
Fairhope, AL
Gross charge $30,365Cash pay $16,583Medicare pays (avg) $10,555 - 5
North Baldwin Infirmary
Bay Minette, AL
Gross charge $35,738Cash pay $16,583 - 6
Medical West, an Affiliate of UAB Health System
Bessemer, AL
Gross charge $36,542Cash pay $9,136 - 7
Jackson Hospital
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge $57,068Cash pay $10,843 - 8
North Alabama Medical Center
Florence, AL
Gross charge $60,924Cash pay $21,323Medicare pays (avg) $9,887 - 9
North Alabama Shoals Hospital
Muscle Shoals, AL
Gross charge $60,924Cash pay $21,323 - 10
Helen Keller Hospital
Sheffield, AL
Gross charge $63,191 - 11
Red Bay Hospital
Red Bay, AL
Gross charge $63,191 - 12
Southeast Health Medical Center
Dothan, AL
Gross charge — - 13
St. Vincent's East
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge — - 14
Baptist Medical Center South
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge — - 15
East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, AL
Gross charge — - 16
Cullman Regional Medical Center
Cullman, AL
Gross charge — - 17
Gadsden Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge — - 18
Riverview Regional Medical Center
Gadsden, AL
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,803 - 19
Medical Center Enterprise
Enterprise, AL
Gross charge — - 20
Flowers Hospital
Dothan, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,992 - 21
Russell Medical
Alexander City, AL
Gross charge — - 22
Baldwin Health
Foley, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,111 - 23
USA Health University Hospital
Mobile, AL
Gross charge — - 24
DCH Regional Medical Center
Tuscaloosa, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,914 - 25
Hale County Hospital
Greensboro, AL
Gross charge — - 26
Grandview Medical Center (Acute Care)
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,447 - 27
Whitfield Regional Hospital
Demopolis, AL
Gross charge — - 28
Hill Hospital of Sumter County
York, AL
Gross charge — - 29
Russellville Hospital
Russellville, AL
Gross charge — - 30
UAB St. Vincent’s Chilton
Clanton, AL
Gross charge — - 31
UAB St. Vincent’s Blount
Oneonta, AL
Gross charge — - 32
Huntsville Hospital
Huntsville, AL
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,043 - 33
Regional Medical Center
Anniston, AL
Gross charge — - 34
Fayette Medical Center
Fayette, AL
Gross charge — - 35
Prattville Baptist Hospital
Prattville, AL
Gross charge — - 36
Baptist Medical Center East
Montgomery, AL
Gross charge — - 37
UAB St. Vincent’s Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Gross charge — - 38
UAB St. Vincent’s St. Clair
Pell City, AL
Gross charge —
Alabama hospitals price gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (Medicare DRG 418) anywhere from $11,633 to $63,191 — a $51,558 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is D W Mcmillan Memorial Hospital in Brewton; the most expensive is Red Bay Hospital in Red Bay. The state average sits at $40,300.
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. Alabama hospitals missing from the list either don't perform gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 418 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.