CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: University of Louisville Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,478

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $3,567–$5,612

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,743

About the fair price

about $265 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,478 This hospital $5,743

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,555 Priciest $5,743

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $5,478 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). University of Louisville Hospital charges insurers about $5,743 — about the fair price. Located in Louisville, KY.

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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$7,063	114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,114 - $8,976	18%
Cignamajor	$5,469	89%
Humanamajor	$4,799 - $5,469	78%
Devoted Health	$5,743	93%
UniCare	$5,743	93%
WellCare	$6,344 - $7,073	103%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$5,052 - $9,094

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 University of Louisville 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 University of Louisville Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other KY hospitals

Deaconess Henderson Hospital · Henderson $1,555
Carroll County Memorial Hospital · Carrollton $3,840
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf · Berea $4,547
Saint Joseph London · London $5,285
Norton Hospitals, Inc · Louisville $5,469
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling · Mount Sterling $5,486
Harrison Memorial Hospital · Cynthiana $5,645
CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital · Bardstown $5,699

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