Average National Charge - Cholecystectomy non laparoscopic Enlarge This is the U.S. national average total charges (stratified) for patients that have a cholecystectomy. Surgery to remove the gallbladder is called cholecystectomy (chol-e-cys-tec-to-my). In the traditional procedure, called open cholecystectomy, the gallbladder is removed through a 5-to-8-inch-long incision in the patient's abdomen. The incision is made just below the ribs on the right side and extends to just below the waist. Reference: [2]

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