Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) Cost in Kentucky — 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.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Russell County Hospital
Russell Springs, KY
Gross charge $9,025Cash pay $7,220 - 2
Taylor Regional Hospital
Campbellsville, KY
Gross charge $39,931Cash pay $19,966 - 3
Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital
Greenville, KY
Gross charge $42,119Cash pay $27,378 - 4
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Owensboro, KY
Gross charge $42,119Cash pay $27,378 - 5
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
Leitchfield, KY
Gross charge $42,119Cash pay $27,378 - 6
UK St. Claire
Morehead, KY
Gross charge $42,734Cash pay $32,051 - 7
Norton Hospitals, Inc
Louisville, KY
Gross charge $44,301Medicare pays (avg) $10,221 - 8
Baptist Health Hardin
Elizabethtown, KY
Gross charge $57,572Cash pay $43,179Medicare pays (avg) $9,165 - 9
Baptist Health Richmond
Richmond, KY
Gross charge $57,572Cash pay $43,179 - 10
Baptist Health Corbin (Acute Care)
Corbin, KY
Gross charge $57,572Cash pay $43,179 - 11
Baptist Health Lexington
Lexington, KY
Gross charge $57,572Cash pay $43,179Medicare pays (avg) $8,936 - 12
Baptist Health Paducah
Paducah, KY
Gross charge $57,572Cash pay $43,179 - 13
Baptist Health Louisville
Louisville, KY
Gross charge $57,572Cash pay $43,179Medicare pays (avg) $8,733 - 14
Baptist Health La Grange
La Grange, KY
Gross charge $57,572Cash pay $43,179 - 15
Spring View Hospital
Lebanon, KY
Gross charge $57,631Cash pay $23,052 - 16
Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care)
Murray, KY
Gross charge $61,268Cash pay $39,824 - 17
Jackson Purchase Medical Center
Mayfield, KY
Gross charge $75,379Cash pay $30,152 - 18
Meadowview Regional Medical Center
Maysville, KY
Gross charge $76,724Cash pay $30,690 - 19
Three Rivers Medical Center
Louisa, KY
Gross charge $110,882Cash pay $66,529 - 20
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital (Acute Care)
Somerset, KY
Gross charge $114,910Cash pay $45,964 - 21
Kentucky River Medical Center
Jackson, KY
Gross charge $115,149Cash pay $69,090 - 22
Whitesburg ARH Hospital
Whitesburg, KY
Gross charge — - 23
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
Prestonsburg, KY
Gross charge — - 24
UK King's Daughters Medical Center
Ashland, KY
Gross charge — - 25
Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 26Gross charge —
- 27
UofL Health – Shelbyville Hospital
Shelbyville, KY
Gross charge — - 28
Middlesboro ARH Hospital
Middlesboro, KY
Gross charge — - 29
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital
Bardstown, KY
Gross charge — - 30Gross charge —
- 31
UofL Health – Jewish Hospital
Louisville, KY
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,758 - 32
Harlan ARH Hospital
Harlan, KY
Gross charge — - 33
Jennie Stuart Medical Center
Hopkinsville, KY
Gross charge — - 34
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Henderson, KY
Gross charge — - 35
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling
Mount Sterling, KY
Gross charge — - 36
Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center
South Williamson, KY
Gross charge — - 37
Paintsville ARH Hospital
Paintsville, KY
Gross charge — - 38
Harrison Memorial Hospital
Cynthiana, KY
Gross charge — - 39
Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville (Acute Care)
Madisonville, KY
Gross charge — - 40
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
Paducah, KY
Gross charge — - 41
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, KY
Gross charge — - 42
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East
Lexington, KY
Gross charge — - 43
ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital
Martin, KY
Gross charge — - 44
Morgan County ARH Hospital
West Liberty, KY
Gross charge — - 45
Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital
Hyden, KY
Gross charge — - 46
Knox County Hospital
Barbourville, KY
Gross charge — - 47Gross charge —
- 48
McDowell ARH Hospital
Mc Dowell, KY
Gross charge — - 49
University of Kentucky Hospital
Lexington, KY
Gross charge —
21 Kentucky hospitals list a gross charge for gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) under the federal price-transparency rule, with quoted prices spanning $9,025 to $115,149. The cheapest is Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs; the most expensive is Kentucky River Medical Center in Jackson. The state average sits at $60,824.
What's published is the gross charge — the starting point, not what you'd actually owe. 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. Kentucky 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.