CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Ochsner Choctaw General

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,486

about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $944–$3,485

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,106

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $380 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,486 This hospital $1,106 Cash price $2,003 Hospital's list price $2,635

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 AL hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $1,106 Priciest $5,296

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 $1,486 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Ochsner Choctaw General charges insurers about $1,106, or about $2,003 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Butler, 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	$583 - $1,655	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$943	15%
Aetnamajor	$1,871	30%
Cignamajor	$583 - $1,106	9%
Humanamajor	$487 - $583	8%
WellCare	$583	9%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$612 - $2,120

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (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 2,003), 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 Ochsner Choctaw General 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 Ochsner Choctaw General

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other AL hospitals

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
North Alabama Medical Center · Florence $5,296

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