Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) Cost in Iowa — 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
$56,035
gross charge · DRG 418
Hospitals
26
with published pricing
Price range
$11,176 – $84,739
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics
Red Oak, IA
Gross charge $11,176Cash pay $7,823 - 2
Cherokee Regional Medical Center
Cherokee, IA
Gross charge $16,725Cash pay $13,380 - 3
Cass County Memorial Hospital
Atlantic, IA
Gross charge $20,637Cash pay $14,446 - 4
Winnmed
Decorah, IA
Gross charge $25,867Cash pay $18,107 - 5
Jefferson County Health Center
Fairfield, IA
Gross charge $26,121Cash pay $15,672 - 6
St Anthony Regional Hospital
Carroll, IA
Gross charge $34,827 - 7
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Belmond
Belmond, IA
Gross charge $49,516Cash pay $29,710 - 8
Floyd County Medical Center
Charles City, IA
Gross charge $56,889Cash pay $22,756 - 9
MercyOne Newton Medical Center
Newton, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 10
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center
Davenport, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042Medicare pays (avg) $8,734 - 11
MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center (Acute Care)
Mason City, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 12
MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center
Waterloo, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 13
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center (Acute Care)
Dubuque, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042Medicare pays (avg) $9,898 - 14
Mercyone Clinton Medical Center
Clinton, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 15
Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center
Sioux City, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 16
Hancock County Health System
Britt, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 17
Franklin General Hospital
Hampton, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 18
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center
Dewitt, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 19
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center
Elkader, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 20
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center
New Hampton, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 21
MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center
Oelwein, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 22
Mercyone Centerville Medical Center
Centerville, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 23
MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center
Dyersville, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 24
Hansen Family Hospital
Iowa Falls, IA
Gross charge $66,219Cash pay $43,042 - 25
Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion
Clarion, IA
Gross charge $70,918Cash pay $42,551 - 26
Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care)
Cedar Rapids, IA
Gross charge $84,739Cash pay $55,080 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $9,767 - 33
Methodist Jennie Edmundson
Council Bluffs, IA
Gross charge — - 34
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Des Moines, IA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,030 - 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 418) anywhere from $11,176 to $84,739 — a $73,563 gap between the cheapest and most expensive option. The cheapest is Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics in Red Oak; the most expensive is Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids (Acute Care) in Cedar Rapids. The state average sits at $56,035.
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 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.