CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Lutheran Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$5,165

about 0.8× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $899–$10,348

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$10,281

Well above the fair price

about $5,116 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,165 This hospital $10,281

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $881 Priciest $10,281

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $5,165 (about 0.8× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Lutheran Medical Center charges insurers about $10,281 — well above the fair price. Located in Wheat Ridge, CO.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $5,165. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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	$5,805 - $13,659	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12,373	200%
Aetnamajor	$8,034 - $8,886	130%
Cignamajor	$6,367 - $10,318	103%
Humanamajor	$9,185	149%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$5,838 - $5,863	95%
GEHA	$8,886 - $13,659	144%
SelectHealth	$5,863	95%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$5,805 - $15,245

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 Lutheran Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Lutheran Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other CO hospitals

Children's Hospital Colorado · Aurora $881
Montrose Regional Health · Montrose $1,051
Gunnison Valley Hospital · Gunnison $1,071
Boulder Community Health · Boulder $1,293
St Thomas More Hospital · Canon City $5,461
Craig Hospital · Englewood $5,793
Uchealth Greeley Hospital · Greeley $5,834
Poudre Valley Hospital · Fort Collins $5,863

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