CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Valley View Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$4,424

about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,406–$11,968

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,295

About the fair price

about $129 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $4,424 This hospital $4,295 Cash price $44,853 Hospital's list price $74,754

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 AZ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $935 Priciest $5,290

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $4,424 (about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Valley View Medical Center charges insurers about $4,295, or about $44,853 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Mohave, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$16,051	260%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,295	70%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$2,810

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 44,853), 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 Valley View 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 Valley View Medical Center

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