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Gallbladder Removal Through An Open Incision

Washington rates for HCPCS 47600

Removes the gallbladder through a cut in the upper abdomen, rather than with a camera through small openings. It is used when gallstones or inflammation are causing pain and attacks, and when scarring or anatomy makes the keyhole approach unsafe. Recovery is longer than with the keyhole version.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gallbladder Removal Through An Open Incision cost?

$2,138

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $3,162.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,259 to $13,804
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,138

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,348.96
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,778.28
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,818.38
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,137.96
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,073.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,748.98

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 16.2 times more in Wyoming than in North Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington· 34th of 50

$2,138

WY $16,982ND $1,047

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.