Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $2,520 compared to the $2,705 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.93× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $2,705 (about 0.4× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Windham Community Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $2,520 — about the fair price. Located in Willimantic, CT.
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 | $2,471 | 40% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $2,471 - $11,744 | 40% |
| Aetnamajor | $2,532 | 41% |
| Molina | $2,471 - $9,242 | 40% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $2,471 | 40% |
| WellCare | $2,520 | 41% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $2,471 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Windham Community Memorial Hospital
Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other CT hospitals
- Midstate Medical Center · Meriden $2,092
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $2,358
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $2,471
- William W Backus Hospital · Norwich $2,471
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $2,471
- St Vincent's Medical Center · Bridgeport $2,526
- Griffin Hospital · Derby $7,042
- Bristol Hospital · Bristol $7,079
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Windham Community Memorial Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $2,195
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $2,195).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Windham Community Memorial Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $2,705 Fair BaseRate ($6,176 Medicare)
Your bill ($6,048) is $3,343 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($2,705) and 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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