CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$6,375

about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,240–$7,386

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,389

About the fair price

about $14 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,375 This hospital $6,389

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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 $6,389

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 $6,375 (about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center charges insurers about $6,389 — about the fair price. Located in Savannah, GA.

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	$11,100	180%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,136 - $9,157	83%
Aetnamajor	$7,587 - $7,966	123%
Cignamajor	$5,431 - $7,870	88%
Amerigroup	$2,365	38%
Friday Health	$10,520	170%
Health Net	$14,082	228%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$1,020 - $7,512

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center 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 Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center

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.