CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Chi-St Vincent Infirmary

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,742

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,347–$6,627

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,353

About the fair price

about $389 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,742 This hospital $5,353 Cash price $3,558 Hospital's list price $13,866

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

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

Cheapest $824 Priciest $5,353

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $5,742 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Chi-St Vincent Infirmary charges insurers about $5,353, or about $3,558 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Little Rock, AR.

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	$5,713 - $6,979	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,301 - $5,713	86%
Aetnamajor	$2,821 - $5,824	46%
Cignamajor	$2,280 - $5,713	37%
Humanamajor	$3,321 - $5,713	54%
Ambetter (Centene)	$5,406 - $8,140	88%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$824 - $10,024

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 3,558), 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 Chi-St Vincent Infirmary 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 Chi-St Vincent Infirmary

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other AR hospitals

Mercy Hospital Berryville · Berryville $824
Delta Memorial Hospital · Dumas $1,204
Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc · Springdale $1,934
CHI St Vincent Morrilton · Morrilton $2,821
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $5,251
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc · Conway $5,282
St Vincent Medical Center/North · Sherwood $5,301
Mena Regional Health System · Mena $5,301

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