CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Gunnison Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,485

about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $685–$6,518

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,071

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $414 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,485 This hospital $1,071 Cash price $3,825 Hospital's list price $4,500

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other CO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $881 Priciest $5,863

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CO 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 $1,485 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Gunnison Valley Hospital charges insurers about $1,071, or about $3,825 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Gunnison, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$4,275	69%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,945	64%
Aetnamajor	$941	15%
Cignamajor	$1,071	17%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$1,071 - $4,275

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 3 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 3,825), 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 Gunnison Valley Hospital 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

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Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Gunnison Valley Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other CO hospitals

Children's Hospital Colorado · Aurora $881
Montrose Regional Health · Montrose $1,051
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
Uch-Memorial Health System · Colorado Springs $5,863

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