CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Fayette County Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$800

about 0.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $626–$3,097

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,203

Above the fair price

about $403 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $800 This hospital $1,203 Cash price $3,286 Hospital's list price $3,286

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $877 Priciest $2,017

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 $800 (about 0.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Fayette County Hospital charges insurers about $1,203, or about $3,286 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Vandalia, IL.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $800. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$2,727	44%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,203 - $1,749	19%
Aetnamajor	$661 - $1,749	11%
Cignamajor	$755	12%
HealthLink	$665 - $2,826	11%
Meridian	$1,749	28%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$665 - $1,749

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 3,286), 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 Fayette County 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Fayette County 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
Blessing Hospital · Quincy $1,257
Illini Community Hospital · Pittsfield $1,418
Trinity Rock Island · Rock Island $2,017

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