CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Macneal Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,103

about 1.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,442–$7,572

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,325

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $778 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $7,103 This hospital $6,325

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $877 Priciest $6,325

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $7,103 (about 1.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Macneal Hospital charges insurers about $6,325 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Berwyn, IL.

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	$10,815	175%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,046 - $8,265	17%
Aetnamajor	$3,578 - $6,082	58%
Cignamajor	$6,264	101%
Humanamajor	$6,222 - $6,872	101%
Ambetter (Centene)	$7,298	118%
Meridian	$3,578 - $6,994	58%
Molina	$3,578 - $7,602	58%
Oscar Health	$6,690	108%
WellCare	$6,386	103%

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 Macneal 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 Macneal Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other IL hospitals

John H Stroger Jr Hospital · Chicago $877
Hammond Henry Hospital · Geneseo $897
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics · Chicago $963
Deaconess Illinois Crossroads · Mount Vernon $1,043
UW Health · Rockford $1,081
Fayette County Hospital · Vandalia $1,203
Blessing Hospital · Quincy $1,257
Illini Community Hospital · Pittsfield $1,418

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