Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Fairchild Medical Center
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.
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 $1,458 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Fairchild Medical Center charges insurers about $1,016, or about $6,003 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Yreka, CA.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,078 - $7,865 | 50% |
| Cignamajor | $1,016 | 16% |
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Other Procedures at Fairchild 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
- 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.