CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Allen Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,919

about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,268–$2,996

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,017

About the fair price

about $98 over the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,919 This hospital $2,017 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 $2,017

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 $1,919 (about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Allen Hospital charges insurers about $2,017, or about $1,614 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Waterloo, 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 - $15,900	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$595 - $5,487	10%
Aetnamajor	$583 - $13,479	9%
Cignamajor	$1,553	25%
Humanamajor	$612 - $5,648	10%
Amerigroup	$4,836	78%
HealthPartners	$1,252 - $8,347	20%
Molina	$595 - $5,487	10%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$612 - $5,648

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 Allen 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.

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Other Procedures at Allen Hospital

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