CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,732

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,155–$6,476

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,935

About the fair price

about $203 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,732 This hospital $5,935 Cash price $6,657 Hospital's list price $11,094

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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 $5,935

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 $5,732 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). University of Arkansas Medical Sciences charges insurers about $5,935, or about $6,657 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	$5,822 - $8,514	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,822 - $6,626	94%
Aetnamajor	$5,709	92%
Cignamajor	$5,879 - $6,438	95%
Humanamajor	$5,822	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$8,309	135%
Devoted Health	$5,935	96%
WellCare	$5,765	93%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$5,709 - $15,883

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

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 6,657), 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 University of Arkansas Medical Sciences 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 University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

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.