CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,113

about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,391–$3,753

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,902

About the fair price

about $211 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $2,113 This hospital $1,902 Cash price $1,614 Hospital's list price $2,018

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $838 Priciest $1,902

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 $2,113 (about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi charges insurers about $1,902, or about $1,614 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.

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	$612 - $14,984	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$595 - $1,514	10%
Aetnamajor	$583 - $14,591	9%
Cignamajor	$1,553	25%
Humanamajor	$612	10%
Amerigroup	$5,621	91%
HealthPartners	$1,252 - $7,542	20%
Molina	$595 - $5,951	10%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$612 - $6,126

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 1,614), 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 Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi 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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