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Procedure price report · Cholecystectomy and common duct exploration

Open gallbladder removal with bile duct exploration

CPT 47610the billing code this page is about

Open surgery to remove the gallbladder and to open and explore the main bile duct.

Hospitals typically charge $2,632 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 322 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,802. Most fall between $1,613 and $4,940 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
322
States
46
Filings dated
Jan 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 322 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,267$1,772$2,632$4,001$5,707

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 4.5× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,267 vs $5,707).

How the prices are spread

$835 – $1,044: 9 hospitals$835$1,044 – $1,305: 10 hospitals$1,305 – $1,631: 31 hospitals$1,305$1,631 – $2,039: 34 hospitals$2,039 – $2,548: 36 hospitals$2,039$2,548 – $3,185: 71 hospitals$3,185 – $3,981: 33 hospitals$3,185$3,981 – $4,976: 18 hospitals$4,976 – $6,219: 38 hospitals$4,976$6,219 – $7,773: 16 hospitals$6,219median $2,632price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (296 of 322 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$835$1,0449
$1,044$1,30510
$1,305$1,63131
$1,631$2,03934
$2,039$2,54836
$2,548$3,18571
$3,185$3,98133
$3,981$4,97618
$4,976$6,21938
$6,219$7,77316

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,632.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $2,363 across 20 hospitalsIL$2,363Wisconsin: median $5,541 across 24 hospitalsWI$5,541Michigan: median $2,611 across 30 hospitalsMI$2,611New York: median $2,075 across 13 hospitalsNY$2,075Massachusetts: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $3,067 across 14 hospitalsOR$3,067Nevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $3,078 across 26 hospitalsIA$3,078Indiana: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $5,058 across 11 hospitalsOH$5,058Pennsylvania: median $2,863 across 10 hospitalsPA$2,863New Jersey: median $5,110 across 14 hospitalsNJ$5,110Connecticut: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCAUtah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: median $1,384 across 12 hospitalsWV$1,384Virginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: median $1,682 across 10 hospitalsKS$1,682Arkansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceSCOklahoma: median $2,632 across 10 hospitalsOK$2,632Louisiana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTXFlorida: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,632. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
Wisconsin WI24$5,541+111%$5,541 – $7,773
New Jersey NJ14$5,110+94%$4,186 – $6,311
Ohio OH11$5,058+92%$1,950 – $5,439
Iowa IA26$3,078+17%$2,540 – $3,324
Oregon OR14$3,067+17%$2,301 – $3,418
Pennsylvania PA10$2,863+9%$812 – $3,732
Oklahoma OK10$2,6320%$2,632 – $2,632
Michigan MI30$2,611−1%$1,772 – $2,727
Illinois IL20$2,363−10%$1,490 – $5,001
New York NY13$2,075−21%$1,105 – $3,761
Kansas KS10$1,682−36%$405 – $2,085
West Virginia WV12$1,384−47%$1,360 – $2,911
Missouri MO9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
California CA8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Texas TX5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,632.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care198$2,632$1,585 – $4,391
Children’s7fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access116$2,617$1,612 – $5,541
Ownership
For-profit18fewer than 20 hospitals
Government76$2,617$1,597 – $3,978
Non-profit227$2,632$1,768 – $5,339
System affiliation
Part of a system227$2,632$1,612 – $5,439
Independent95$2,537$1,682 – $4,186

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$3,610
Median cash price$2,632
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

203 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $2,632 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,624; most fall between $1,490 and $4,350.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 203 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$1,267$1,676$2,632$3,802$5,541

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 4.4× what the cheapest tenth charges ($1,267 vs $5,541).

Of the 252 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 203 gave a usable cash price; 28 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 21 a list price only.

How complete is this

322 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (8%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 389 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted322
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here53
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded13
Hospitals that filed this code389

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Against Medicare: Medicare has no separately payable national outpatient (OPPS) rate for this code, so there is nothing honest to compare against.
  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Cholecystectomy and common duct exploration family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Remv Gallbladder,Explor Common Duct.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Open gallbladder removal with bile duct exploration (CPT 47610) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-47610-open-gallbladder-removal-with-bile-duct-exploration