Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Mercy Medical Center
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other CA hospitals charge less.
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 $3,764 (about 0.6× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Mercy Medical Center charges insurers about $1,821 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Merced, CA.
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
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 | 120% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $769 - $39,336 | 12% |
| Aetnamajor | $7,413 - $11,445 | 120% |
| Humanamajor | $7,413 | 120% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $535 - $7,413 | 9% |
| Health Net | $1,821 - $19,600 | 29% |
| Molina | $535 | 9% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $535 - $7,413 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Medical Center
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
- 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.