Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. without Complications/mcc — what U.S. hospitals charge
MS-DRG 419 · Inpatient stay · 162 U.S. hospitals publish a price
Cheapest quarter
under $50,061
Typical charge
$69,998
Dearest quarter
over $97,996
Actually paid
$12,366
The middle U.S. hospital bills $69,998 for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. without Complications/mcc. The dearest hospitals charge about 3.5x what the cheapest do for the same coded work. Medicare actually paid about $12,366 per case.
These are charges, not quotes. What you pay depends on your insurance and your own case. The figures matter because the charge is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. without Complications/mcc cost by state
The middle charge in each state where at least three hospitals publish a price, cheapest first.
| State | Hospitals | Typical charge | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 8 | $42,300 | $27,571 – $71,660 |
| Michigan | 6 | $46,784 | $33,032 – $66,649 |
| Delaware | 3 | $47,941 | $33,619 – $70,271 |
| North Carolina | 7 | $48,465 | $41,284 – $79,552 |
| Minnesota | 3 | $50,042 | $48,473 – $51,626 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | $56,909 | $38,415 – $96,933 |
| South Carolina | 4 | $65,354 | $61,397 – $158,354 |
| Illinois | 6 | $68,682 | $64,740 – $91,692 |
| Ohio | 6 | $68,921 | $42,664 – $118,915 |
| New Jersey | 7 | $70,584 | $53,763 – $124,552 |
| Washington | 4 | $75,199 | $66,962 – $120,132 |
| New York | 9 | $85,337 | $49,409 – $131,624 |
| Florida | 20 | $88,240 | $49,251 – $239,653 |
| Arizona | 5 | $94,565 | $50,097 – $130,711 |
| California | 11 | $98,411 | $73,130 – $197,569 |
| Texas | 15 | $120,000 | $43,003 – $179,628 |
| Virginia | 6 | $125,113 | $33,421 – $207,531 |
Where Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. without Complications/mcc is charged least
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Rockville, MD |
$14,736 | $13,075 |
|
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Annapolis, MD |
$15,888 | $14,600 |
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA |
$27,571 | $12,444 |
|
Mercy Hospital South
Saint Louis, MO |
$28,099 | $9,892 |
|
Chi St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs
Hot Springs, AR |
$31,418 | $9,501 |
|
St Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson, MS |
$32,625 | $8,868 |
|
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, MI |
$33,032 | $11,089 |
|
Winchester Medical Center
Winchester, VA |
$33,421 | $11,683 |
|
Christiana Hospital
Newark, DE |
$33,619 | $11,743 |
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA |
$34,734 | $16,222 |
|
Munson Medical Center
Traverse City, MI |
$34,946 | $11,856 |
|
Cape Cod Hospital
Hyannis, MA |
$36,529 | $13,550 |
Where it is charged most
Hospitals that performed it at least eleven times, so a single case cannot set the figure.
| Hospital | Charged | Actually paid |
|---|---|---|
|
Hca Florida Gulf Coast Hospital
Panama City, FL |
$239,653 | $9,980 |
|
Cjw Medical Center
Richmond, VA |
$207,531 | $10,069 |
|
Hca Florida North Florida Hospital
Gainesville, FL |
$206,395 | $12,246 |
|
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA |
$197,569 | $21,106 |
|
John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus
Walnut Creek, CA |
$196,323 | $17,299 |
|
Marion Communtiy Hospital
Ocala, FL |
$188,472 | $11,251 |
|
Henrico Doctors' Hospital
Richmond, VA |
$184,744 | $10,479 |
|
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita, KS |
$183,781 | $10,701 |
|
Grandview Medical Center
Birmingham, AL |
$181,220 | $10,027 |
|
Medical City Plano
Plano, TX |
$179,628 | $10,890 |
|
St David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX |
$169,583 | $11,884 |
|
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
Myrtle Beach, SC |
$158,354 | $11,051 |
Questions people ask
What do U.S. hospitals charge for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. without Complications/mcc?
Across 162 U.S. hospitals, the middle charge for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. without Complications/mcc is $69,998. Half of hospitals charge less than that and half charge more. The cheapest quarter charge under $50,061 and the dearest quarter over $97,996.
Why do hospitals charge such different amounts for the same procedure?
Because a hospital charge is a list price it sets itself, not a regulated rate. For Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy without C.d.e. without Complications/mcc, the hospitals in the dearest tenth charge about 3.5x what the cheapest tenth charge for the same coded work. Insurers negotiate their own rates from those lists, which is why the charge and what is actually paid can be very far apart.
Is that what I would actually pay?
No. $12,366 is roughly what Medicare actually paid per case, against an average charge of $82,505. If you have insurance, your plan pays a negotiated rate and you pay your deductible and coinsurance. If you are uninsured or out of network, the hospital's charge is where your bill starts — which is why the gap matters. Ask for a written good-faith estimate before treatment.
What this code covers
CMS records this work as MS-DRG 419: “LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY WITHOUT C.D.E. WITHOUT CC/MCC”. A DRG covers a whole inpatient stay rather than a single item, so the charge includes the room, the procedure and the care around it. Codes that mention complications carry a different, usually higher price.