Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Valley Children's Hospital
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 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.
A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $1,486 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Valley Children's Hospital charges insurers about $1,056 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Madera, 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
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 | $1,036 | 17% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,417 - $20,718 | 23% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $676 | 11% |
| Health Net | $1,811 | 29% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $669 - $22,168 |
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Other Procedures at Valley Children's 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
- 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.