Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) Cost in Massachusetts — 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
$60,564
gross charge · DRG 418
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$29,901 – $94,403
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge $29,901 - 2
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
Gross charge $34,339Cash pay $24,037Medicare pays (avg) $12,655 - 3
MelroseWakefield Hospital
Melrose, MA
Gross charge $34,339Cash pay $24,037 - 4
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge $34,339Cash pay $24,037 - 5
Southcoast Hospitals Group
Fall River, MA
Gross charge $50,266Cash pay $25,029Medicare pays (avg) $12,385 - 6
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
Gross charge $51,198Cash pay $38,399Medicare pays (avg) $12,007 - 7
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Northampton, MA
Gross charge $55,677Cash pay $41,758 - 8
Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals
Leominster, MA
Gross charge $64,693 - 9
Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital
Southbridge, MA
Gross charge $64,693 - 10
Umass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus
Worcester, MA
Gross charge $64,693Medicare pays (avg) $15,123 - 11
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $81,627Cash pay $61,220Medicare pays (avg) $16,079 - 12
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge $93,864Cash pay $70,398Medicare pays (avg) $16,215 - 13
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
Gross charge $93,864Cash pay $70,398 - 14
Mercy Medical Center
Springfield, MA
Gross charge $94,403Cash pay $51,922 - 15
Saint Anne's Hospital
Fall River, MA
Gross charge — - 16
Holyoke Medical Center
Holyoke, MA
Gross charge — - 17
Berkshire Medical Center (Acute Care)
Pittsfield, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,443 - 18
Heywood Hospital
Gardner, MA
Gross charge — - 19
Athol Hospital
Athol, MA
Gross charge — - 20
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
Gross charge — - 21
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Greenfield, MA
Gross charge — - 22
Anna Jaques Hospital
Newburyport, MA
Gross charge — - 23
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham
Needham, MA
Gross charge — - 24
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,148 - 25
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
Gross charge — - 26
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
Gross charge — - 27
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
Milton, MA
Gross charge — - 28
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Burlington, MA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,603 - 29
Fairview Hospital
Great Barrington, MA
Gross charge — - 30
Falmouth Hospital
Falmouth, MA
Gross charge —
14 Massachusetts hospitals publish gross charges for gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (DRG 418). Prices range from $29,901 to $94,403 — roughly $64,502 apart. The cheapest is Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge; the most expensive is Mercy Medical Center in Springfield. The state average sits at $60,564.
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. Massachusetts 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.