CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Southeast Health Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,787

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $4,701–$5,895

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,796

About the fair price

about $9 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,787 This hospital $5,796 Cash price $5,084 Hospital's list price $12,711

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $1,106 Priciest $5,796

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $5,787 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Southeast Health Medical Center charges insurers about $5,796, or about $5,084 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Dothan, AL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$5,336 - $5,796	86%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,796	94%
Aetnamajor	$5,796	94%
Cignamajor	$5,796	94%
Humanamajor	$5,796	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$7,824	127%
Security Health Plan	$5,796	94%
WellCare	$5,796	94%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$5,796 - $8,114

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 5,084), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 47562.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Southeast Health Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 47562.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Southeast Health Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other AL hospitals

Ochsner Choctaw General · Butler $1,106
Tanner Medical Center-East Alabama · Wedowee $2,275
St Vincent's Chilton · Clanton $4,688
Springhill Medical Center · Mobile $4,765
Whitfield Regional Hospital · Demopolis $5,210
Hill Hospital of Sumter County · York $5,210
J Paul Jones Hospital · Camden $5,210
Medical Center Enterprise · Enterprise $5,262

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.