CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Northwestern Medicine McHenry

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$9,286

about 1.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $6,457–$11,432

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$7,447

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,839 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $9,286 This hospital $7,447 Cash price $24,073 Hospital's list price $34,390

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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 $7,447

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $9,286 (about 1.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Northwestern Medicine McHenry charges insurers about $7,447, or about $24,073 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in McHenry, IL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$7,055 - $7,839	114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$8,065 - $22,604	131%
Aetnamajor	$4,363 - $11,867	71%
Cignamajor	$4,453 - $16,953	72%
HealthLink	$11,302	183%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$6,860 - $18,083

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 24,073), 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 Northwestern Medicine McHenry 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 Northwestern Medicine McHenry

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.