CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Boulder Community Health

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$2,980

about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $817–$8,616

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,293

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,687 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $2,980 This hospital $1,293 Cash price $652 Hospital's list price $1,304

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 CO hospitals compared.

Cheapest $881 Priciest $5,863

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 $2,980 (about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Boulder Community Health charges insurers about $1,293, or about $652 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Boulder, CO.

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	$649 - $6,025	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$649 - $22,155	11%
Aetnamajor	$497 - $5,863	8%
Cignamajor	$1,043 - $13,243	17%
Humanamajor	$649 - $5,863	11%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$999 - $8,494	16%
Devoted Health	$522 - $5,863	8%
SelectHealth	$496 - $13,662	8%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$541 - $6,039

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 11 rental-network / third-party entries (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 (about 652), 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 Boulder Community Health 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 Boulder Community Health

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
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
Uch-Memorial Health System · Colorado Springs $5,863

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