Gallbladder Removal Cost in Wisconsin — Compare All Hospitals
Removal of the gallbladder through small incisions (laparoscopic surgery), usually because of gallstones, in patients who also have other serious health problems. The stay covers the operation and monitoring until eating and moving comfortably again.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Crossing Rivers Health
Prairie Du Chien, WI
Gross charge $41,194 - 2
Tomah Memorial Hospital
Tomah, WI
Gross charge $43,397Cash pay $24,953 - 3
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Amery, WI
Gross charge $48,686Cash pay $25,385 - 4
Hudson Hospital
Hudson, WI
Gross charge $48,686Cash pay $25,385 - 5
Westfields Hospital and Clinic
New Richmond, WI
Gross charge $48,686Cash pay $25,385 - 6
Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center Lake
Lake Geneva, WI
Gross charge $72,595Cash pay $47,187 - 7
Mayo Clinic Health System - La Crosse
La Crosse, WI
Gross charge — - 8
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital
Appleton, WI
Gross charge — - 9
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake
Rice Lake, WI
Gross charge — - 10
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Rhinelander, WI
Gross charge — - 11
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc County
Two Rivers, WI
Gross charge — - 12
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County
Sheboygan, WI
Gross charge — - 13
Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield
Marshfield, WI
Gross charge — - 14
Aurora Medical Center Washington County
Hartford, WI
Gross charge — - 15Gross charge —
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Aurora Medical Center Burlington
Burlington, WI
Gross charge — - 17
Froedtert West Bend Hospital
West Bend, WI
Gross charge — - 18
Mercy Health System Corp
Janesville, WI
Gross charge — - 19
Fort Memorial Hospital
Fort Atkinson, WI
Gross charge — - 20
Ascension St. Francis Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 21
Unitypoint Health - Meriter
Madison, WI
Gross charge — - 22
Sauk Prairie Hospital
Prairie Du Sac, WI
Gross charge — - 23Gross charge —
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
Elkhorn, WI
Gross charge — - 25
Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital
Manitowoc, WI
Gross charge — - 26
Mile Bluff Medical Center
Mauston, WI
Gross charge — - 27
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area
Marinette, WI
Gross charge — - 28
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 29
Aurora St Luke's Medical Center
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge — - 30
Aurora West Allis Medical Center
West Allis, WI
Gross charge — - 31
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,452 - 32
Aurora Medical Center - Kenosha
Kenosha, WI
Gross charge — - 33
Aurora Baycare Medical Center
Green Bay, WI
Gross charge — - 34
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin
Glendale, WI
Gross charge — - 35
OakLeaf Surgical Hospital
Altoona, WI
Gross charge — - 36
Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
Gross charge — - 37
Marshfield Medical Center-Weston
Weston, WI
Gross charge — - 38
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
Franklin, WI
Gross charge — - 39
Aurora Medical Center Summit
Summit, WI
Gross charge — - 40
Aurora Medical Center Grafton
Grafton, WI
Gross charge — - 41
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
Gross charge — - 42
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua
Minocqua, WI
Gross charge — - 43
Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin
New Berlin, WI
Gross charge — - 44
Ascension Wisconsin Hospital - Menomonee Falls
Menomonee Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 45
Marshfield Medical Center - Stevens Point Campus
Stevens Point, WI
Gross charge — - 46Gross charge —
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Ascension Calumet Hospital
Chilton, WI
Gross charge — - 49
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville
Neillsville, WI
Gross charge — - 50
Flambeau Hospital
Park Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 51
Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith
Ladysmith, WI
Gross charge — - 52
Essentia Health St. Mary's Hospital-Superior
Superior, WI
Gross charge — - 53
Richland Hospital
Richland Center, WI
Gross charge — - 54
Western Wisconsin Health
Baldwin, WI
Gross charge — - 55
River Falls Area Hospital
River Falls, WI
Gross charge — - 56
Upland Hills Health Hospital & Clinics
Dodgeville, WI
Gross charge — - 57
Southwest Health Center
Platteville, WI
Gross charge — - 58
Bellin Hospital
Green Bay, WI
Gross charge — - 59
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac
Fond Du Lac, WI
Gross charge — - 60
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital
Waupun, WI
Gross charge — - 61
Columbus Community Hospital
Columbus, WI
Gross charge —
6 Wisconsin hospitals publish gross charges for gallbladder removal (DRG 417). Prices range from $41,194 to $72,595 — roughly $31,401 apart. The cheapest is Crossing Rivers Health in Prairie Du Chien; the most expensive is Mercy Walworth Hospital and Medical Center Lake in Lake Geneva. The state average sits at $50,541.
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 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 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. Wisconsin hospitals missing from the list either don't perform gallbladder removal in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 417 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.