CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: CHI Health Missouri Valley

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,823

about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,456–$4,539

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,709

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,114 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $2,823 This hospital $1,709 Cash price $872 Hospital's list price $1,780

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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 $1,709

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 $2,823 (about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). CHI Health Missouri Valley charges insurers about $1,709, or about $872 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Missouri Valley, IA.

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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$623 - $1,709	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,015 - $1,691	16%
Humanamajor	$623	10%
Ambetter (Centene)	$635	10%
Amerigroup	$654 - $781	11%
Medica	$623 - $1,709	10%
Molina	$796	13%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$623 - $1,709

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 872), 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 CHI Health Missouri Valley 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 CHI Health Missouri Valley

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