CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Van Diest Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,339

about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $753–$4,737

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$992

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $347 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,339 This hospital $992 Cash price $1,776 Hospital's list price $2,220

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

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 $1,339 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Van Diest Medical Center charges insurers about $992, or about $1,776 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Webster City, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$992	16%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$1,665

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 1,776), 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 Van Diest 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 Van Diest Medical Center

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