CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Kootenai Health

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,243

about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $892–$4,068

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$876

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $367 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,243 This hospital $876

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How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

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

Cheapest $876 Priciest $5,482

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ID hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $1,243 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Kootenai Health charges insurers about $876 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Coeur D'Alene, ID.

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✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Cigna

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	$569 - $6,248	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$503 - $10,195	8%
Aetnamajor	$597 - $6,561	10%
Humanamajor	$569 - $6,248	9%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$865 - $22,494	14%
Molina	$384 - $6,436	6%
PacificSource	$574 - $6,311	9%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$384 - $559

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, 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 Kootenai Health 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 Kootenai Health

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other ID hospitals

Teton Valley Hospital · Driggs $921
Caribou Medical Center · Soda Springs $1,143
Benewah Community Hospital · Saint Maries $1,351
Bear Lake Memorial Hospital · Montpelier $3,686
West Valley Medical Center · Caldwell $4,800
Grove Creek Medical Center · Blackfoot $5,045
Treasure Valley Hospital · Boise $5,282
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls $5,482

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