CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$9,090

about 1.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $7,825–$13,155

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$9,064

About the fair price

about $26 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $9,090 This hospital $9,064

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $874 Priciest $9,064

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $9,090 (about 1.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital charges insurers about $9,064 — about the fair price. Located in Santa Monica, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$7,413 - $22,316	120%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$7,413 - $20,265	120%
Aetnamajor	$7,776	126%
Providence Health Plan	$8,154	132%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$7,413 - $21,660

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic 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 Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other CA hospitals

Adventist Health St Helena · Saint Helena $874
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center · San Jose $895
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

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