CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Northwest Health - Porter

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,617

about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $4,157–$11,810

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,408

About the fair price

about $209 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,617 This hospital $6,408 Cash price $27,451 Hospital's list price $101,671

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $892 Priciest $6,408

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IN 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 $6,617 (about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Northwest Health - Porter charges insurers about $6,408, or about $27,451 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Valparaiso, IN.

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	$4,211 - $6,396	68%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,211 - $26,068	68%
Aetnamajor	$1,173 - $49,107	19%
Cignamajor	$28,265	458%
Humanamajor	$4,211 - $6,294	68%
CareSource	$4,211	68%
Devoted Health	$6,419	104%
Health Net	$44,939 - $60,189	728%
MagnaCare	$16,291	264%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$4,211 - $81,337

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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 27,451), 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 Northwest Health - Porter 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 Northwest Health - Porter

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other IN hospitals

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