Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) Cost in North Carolina — 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
$70,624
gross charge · DRG 418
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$12,958 – $122,573
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Randolph Hospital
Asheboro, NC
Gross charge $12,958 - 2
Sampson Regional Medical Center
Clinton, NC
Gross charge $30,072Cash pay $21,051 - 3
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $45,000Cash pay $12,150Medicare pays (avg) $14,679 - 4
Duke Regional Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge $45,000Cash pay $12,150Medicare pays (avg) $12,377 - 5
UNC Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC
Gross charge $54,235Cash pay $32,541Medicare pays (avg) $14,906 - 6
UNC REX Hospital
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge $54,235Cash pay $32,541Medicare pays (avg) $9,714 - 7
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Salisbury, NC
Gross charge $60,859Cash pay $30,430 - 8
Haywood Regional Medical Center
Clyde, NC
Gross charge $64,435Cash pay $25,774 - 9
Harris Regional Hospital
Sylva, NC
Gross charge $69,923Cash pay $27,969 - 10
Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center
Wilmington, NC
Gross charge $75,461Cash pay $33,957Medicare pays (avg) $12,090 - 11
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Acute Care)
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $79,946Cash pay $39,973Medicare pays (avg) $11,584 - 12
Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center
Thomasville, NC
Gross charge $79,946Cash pay $39,973 - 13
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge $79,946Cash pay $39,973 - 14
Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center
Supply, NC
Gross charge $79,946Cash pay $39,973 - 15
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Matthews, NC
Gross charge $79,946Cash pay $39,973Medicare pays (avg) $9,119 - 16
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Huntersville, NC
Gross charge $79,946Cash pay $39,973 - 17
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $79,946Cash pay $39,973 - 18
Novant Health Ballantyne Medical Center
Charlotte, NC
Gross charge $79,946Cash pay $39,973 - 19
Central Carolina Hospital
Sanford, NC
Gross charge $81,638Cash pay $32,655 - 20
Rutherford Regional Health System
Rutherfordton, NC
Gross charge $81,980Cash pay $32,792 - 21
Maria Parham Medical Center
Henderson, NC
Gross charge $89,665Cash pay $35,866 - 22
Wilson Medical Center
Wilson, NC
Gross charge $96,748Cash pay $38,699 - 23
Frye Regional Medical Center
Hickory, NC
Gross charge $122,573Cash pay $49,029 - 24
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,957 - 25
Ecu Health Medical Center
Greenville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $36,102Medicare pays (avg) $11,668 - 26
North Carolina Baptist Hospital
Winston-Salem, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,661 - 27
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
Durham, NC
Gross charge — - 28
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist | Wilkes Medical Center
North Wilkesboro, NC
Gross charge — - 29
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville, NC
Gross charge — - 30
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Raleigh, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,953 - 31Gross charge —
- 32
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital
Elkin, NC
Gross charge — - 33
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital
Ahoskie, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $36,102 - 34
ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital
Tarboro, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $36,102 - 35
ECU Health Duplin Hospital
Kenansville, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $36,102 - 36
ECU Health North Hospital
Roanoke Rapids, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $36,102 - 37
WakeMed Cary Hospital
Cary, NC
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,899 - 38
ECU Health Bertie Hospital
Windsor, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $36,102 - 39
ECU Health Chowan Hospital
Edenton, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $36,102 - 40
The Outer Banks Hospital, Inc
Nags Head, NC
Gross charge —Cash pay $36,102 - 41Gross charge —
- 42
Angel Medical Center
Franklin, NC
Gross charge —
23 North Carolina hospitals publish gross charges for gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (DRG 418). Prices range from $12,958 to $122,573 — roughly 9×. The cheapest is Randolph Hospital in Asheboro; the most expensive is Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory. The state average sits at $70,624.
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 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.