CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,381

about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $3,555–$9,058

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,218

About the fair price

about $163 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,381 This hospital $6,218

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How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $935 Priciest $6,218

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,381 (about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital charges insurers about $6,218 — about the fair price. Located in Mesa, AZ.

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	$692 - $9,912	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,154 - $8,205	100%
Aetnamajor	$4,632	75%
Cignamajor	$6,694	108%
Humanamajor	$6,218	101%
Devoted Health	$6,405	104%
WellCare	$6,218	101%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$692 - $6,343

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, 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 Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital 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 Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other AZ hospitals

Kingman Regional Medical Center · Kingman $935
Yavapai Regional Medical Center · Prescott $1,249
St. Mary's Hospital · Tucson $1,606
Abrazo Arrowhead Hospital · Glendale $3,983
Abrazo Scottsdale Campus · Phoenix $4,033
Valley View Medical Center · Fort Mohave $4,295
Honor Health John C. Lincoln Medical Center · Phoenix $5,290
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center · Scottsdale $5,290

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