CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Morton Plant Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,656

about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $4,420–$9,450

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,735

About the fair price

about $79 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,656 This hospital $6,735

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,025 Priciest $6,735

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,656 (about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Morton Plant Hospital charges insurers about $6,735 — about the fair price. Located in Clearwater, FL.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$6,266 - $19,866	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,856	95%
Aetnamajor	$5,856 - $6,735	95%
Cignamajor	$6,735	109%
Humanamajor	$6,084 - $7,321	99%
Ambetter (Centene)	$13,177 - $14,934	213%
WellCare	$8,199	133%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$5,856 - $6,442

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 Morton Plant 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.

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Other Procedures at Morton Plant Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other FL hospitals

Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital · Vero Beach $1,025
Cleveland Clinic Hospital · Weston $1,040
Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital · Stuart $1,059
Larkin Community Hospital · South Miami $1,075
Doctors Memorial Hospital Inc · Perry $1,500
Jay Hospital · Jay $2,451
Sarasota Memorial Hospital - Venice · North Venice $2,640
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center · Palm Beach Gardens $2,670

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