CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: HCA Florida Northwest Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$9,300

about 1.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,954–$10,820

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$9,433

About the fair price

about $133 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $9,300 This hospital $9,433

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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 $9,433

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 $9,300 (about 1.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). HCA Florida Northwest Hospital charges insurers about $9,433 — about the fair price. Located in Margate, 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	$14,521	235%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,571 - $18,507	220%
Aetnamajor	$6,632 - $10,980	107%
Cignamajor	$11,255	182%
Humanamajor	$12,483 - $14,266	202%
AmeriHealth	$13,315	216%
AvMed	$9,433 - $20,179	153%
Medica	$4,500	73%
Molina	$3,950 - $5,211	64%
Oscar Health	$11,883	192%
Simply Healthcare	$3,792 - $10,737	61%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$2,350 - $5,048

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, 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 HCA Florida Northwest 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 HCA Florida Northwest 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.