CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Greene County Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,581

about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $714–$3,841

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$838

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $743 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,581 This hospital $838 Cash price $1,093 Hospital's list price $1,952

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

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 $1,581 (about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Greene County Medical Center charges insurers about $838, or about $1,093 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Jefferson, IA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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
Aetnamajor	$1,081	18%
Humanamajor	$595	10%
Ambetter (Centene)	$535	9%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$1,854

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 (about 1,093), 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 Greene County 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 Greene County Medical Center

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