DRG 418 · Digestive

Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) Cost in Pennsylvania — 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
$97,871
gross charge · DRG 418
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$34,716 – $215,791
low to high
Lowest $34,716 Highest $215,791

21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) (DRG 418). Prices range from $34,716 to $215,791 — roughly 6×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $97,871.

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. Pennsylvania 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Heritage Valley Beaver

    Beaver, PA

    Gross charge $34,716
    Cash pay $12,321
  2. 2

    Heritage Valley Sewickley

    Sewickley, PA

    Gross charge $34,716
    Cash pay $12,321
  3. 3

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $46,771
    Cash pay $11,984
  4. 4

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    Gross charge $54,572
    Cash pay $21,829
  5. 5

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    Gross charge $54,572
    Cash pay $21,829
  6. 6
    Gross charge $54,572
    Cash pay $21,829
  7. 7
    Gross charge $54,572
    Cash pay $21,829
  8. 8

    Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)

    Darby, PA

    Gross charge $67,603
    Cash pay $43,942
  9. 9

    Nazareth Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $67,603
    Cash pay $43,942
  10. 10

    St. Mary Medical Center

    Langhorne, PA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $67,603
    Cash pay $43,942
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,325
  11. 11

    Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Honesdale, PA

    Gross charge $69,233
    Cash pay $55,387
  12. 12

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $89,169
    Cash pay $71,336
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,732
  13. 13

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $92,642
    Cash pay $74,114
  14. 14

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $147,970
    Cash pay $91,742
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,367
  15. 15

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $147,970
    Cash pay $91,742
  16. 16

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $147,970
    Cash pay $91,742
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,690
  17. 17

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $147,970
    Cash pay $91,742
  18. 18

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $147,970
    Cash pay $91,742
  19. 19

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $147,970
    Cash pay $91,742
  20. 20

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $163,325
    Cash pay $18,495
  21. 21

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $215,791
    Cash pay $18,495
  22. 22

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

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  23. 23

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

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  24. 24

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

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  25. 25

    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,193
  26. 26

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,673
  27. 27

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

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  28. 28

    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

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  29. 29

    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

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  30. 30

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

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  31. 31

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

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  32. 32

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

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  33. 33

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

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  34. 34

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

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  35. 35

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

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  36. 36

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

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  37. 37

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $22,977
  38. 38

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

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  39. 39

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $11,670
  40. 40

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

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  41. 41

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

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  42. 42

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    19 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,666
  43. 43

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

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  44. 44

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

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  45. 45

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

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  46. 46

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,768
  47. 47
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  48. 48
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $15,996
  49. 49
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  50. 50

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $22,977
  51. 51

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,151
  52. 52

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

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  53. 53

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

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  54. 54

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

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  55. 55

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

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  56. 56
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  57. 57

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

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  58. 58

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

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  59. 59

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

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  60. 60

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

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  61. 61

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,929
  62. 62

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

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  63. 63

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

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  64. 64

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

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  65. 65

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

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  66. 66

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

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  67. 67

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

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  68. 68

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

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  69. 69

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

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  70. 70

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    40 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $12,265
  71. 71

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,359
  72. 72

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,499
  73. 73

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

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  74. 74

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

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  75. 75

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

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  76. 76

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,819
  77. 77

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

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  78. 78

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

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  79. 79

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

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  80. 80

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

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  81. 81

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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  82. 82

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

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  83. 83

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

    22 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $11,183
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  85. 85

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

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  86. 86

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

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  87. 87

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

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  88. 88

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  89. 89

    Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, PA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,311

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