CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,752

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,865–$5,752

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,679

About the fair price

about $73 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,752 This hospital $5,679

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,025 Priciest $5,679

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $5,752 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Natchitoches Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $5,679 — about the fair price. Located in Natchitoches, LA.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$536 - $5,679	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$536 - $9,603	9%
Aetnamajor	$536 - $5,679	9%
Humanamajor	$546 - $5,679	9%
Ambetter (Centene)	$536	9%
AmeriHealth	$536	9%
GEHA	$3,614	59%
WellCare	$5,679	92%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$5,679

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 Natchitoches Regional Medical Center 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 Natchitoches Regional Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other LA hospitals

Oakdale Community Hospital · Oakdale $1,025
Franklin Medical Center · Winnsboro $1,054
Acadian Medical Center · Eunice $1,081
Desoto Regional Health System · Mansfield $1,860
West Jefferson Medical Center · Marrero $2,448
Touro Infirmary · New Orleans $2,800
Ochsner St Anne General Hospital · Raceland $3,780
New Orleans East Hospital · New Orleans $4,800

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