CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,298

about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $3,835–$8,210

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,824

About the fair price

about $526 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,298 This hospital $6,824

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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 $6,824

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 $6,298 (about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col charges insurers about $6,824 — about the fair price. Located in Augusta, GA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$11,282 - $20,361	183%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,107 - $19,274	83%
Aetnamajor	$5,298 - $6,760	86%
CareSource	$10,384	168%
Clover Health	$5,669	92%
Molina	$6,092	99%
Oscar Health	$9,006	146%
SelectHealth	$5,510	89%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$1,937 - $9,801

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col 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 Wellstar McG Health, Affiliated With Med Col

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.