CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Stephens County Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$7,401

about 1.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $3,859–$20,882

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,850

Well above the fair price

about $13,449 over the fair price · 3.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $7,401 This hospital $20,850 Cash price $12,510 Hospital's list price $20,850

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $988 Priciest $20,850

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $7,401 (about 1.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Stephens County Hospital charges insurers about $20,850, or about $12,510 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Toccoa, GA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $7,401. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$18,348	297%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16,686	270%
Aetnamajor	$17,722	287%
Cignamajor	$18,765	304%
Amerigroup	$6,703	109%
CareSource	$20,850	338%

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 12,510), 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 Stephens County 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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Stephens County Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other GA hospitals

Jeff Davis Hospital · Hazlehurst $988
Northside Hospital Duluth · Duluth $1,396
Navicent Health Baldwin · Milledgeville $1,459
Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center · Macon $1,480
Atrium Health Navicent Rehabilitation Hopsital · Macon $1,480
Northside Hospital Forsyth · Cumming $1,663
Northside Hospital Cherokee · Canton $1,676
Northside Hospital · Atlanta $1,676

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