Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other CA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA 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 $4,712 (about 0.8× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Santa Clara Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $895, or about $5,324 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in San Jose, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $895 | 14% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,412 - $12,745 | 23% |
| Aetnamajor | $895 | 14% |
| Cignamajor | $1,013 - $3,335 | 16% |
| Health Net | $746 | 12% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $746 - $963 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other CA hospitals
- Adventist Health St Helena · Saint Helena $874
- Stanford Health Care · Stanford $970
- Fairchild Medical Center · Yreka $1,016
- Valley Children's Hospital · Madera $1,056
- Children's Hosp of Los Angeles · Los Angeles $1,371
- Mercy Medical Center · Merced $1,821
- Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center · Riverside $2,935
- Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles $3,372
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.