CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Sck Health

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,700

about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,061–$3,534

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,060

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $640 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,700 This hospital $1,060 Cash price $10,461 Hospital's list price $10,461

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,060 Priciest $4,371

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KS 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 $1,700 (about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Sck Health charges insurers about $1,060, or about $10,461 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Arkansas City, KS.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$435 - $19,553	7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,030 - $7,658	17%
Aetnamajor	$561 - $19,553	9%
Ambetter (Centene)	$561 - $6,176	9%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$790

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 10,461), 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 Sck 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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

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Other Procedures at Sck Health

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other KS hospitals

Children's Mercy South · Overland Park $1,116
Cheyenne County Hospital · St Francis $1,235
Great Plains of Sabetha · Sabetha $1,573
Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center · Chanute $1,815
Phillips County Hospital · Phillipsburg $3,163
Salina Surgical Hospital · Salina $3,752
Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC · Manhattan $3,759
Scott County Hospital · Scott City $4,371

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