CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,254

about 0.4× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $947–$3,515

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$860

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,394 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $2,254 This hospital $860 Cash price $963 Hospital's list price $1,605

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other IA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $838 Priciest $1,179

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $2,254 (about 0.4× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids charges insurers about $860, or about $963 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cedar Rapids, IA.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$578 - $1,416	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,180	19%
Aetnamajor	$1,297	21%
Humanamajor	$572 - $1,109	9%
Amerigroup	$634	10%
HealthPartners	$802	13%
Molina	$578 - $1,637	9%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$561 - $1,073

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 (about 963), 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 Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids 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 Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other IA hospitals

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