CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,280

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $3,500–$5,690

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,303

About the fair price

about $23 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,280 This hospital $5,303 Cash price $3,335 Hospital's list price $14,501

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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 $5,303

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 $5,280 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Ochsner LSU Health Monroe charges insurers about $5,303, or about $3,335 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Monroe, LA.

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	$550 - $5,303	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,303 - $6,213	86%
Aetnamajor	$550 - $5,303	9%
Cignamajor	$3,771	61%
Humanamajor	$550 - $5,303	9%
Amerigroup	$550	9%
AmeriHealth	$550	9%
Health Net	$4,336 - $6,090	70%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$550 - $8,750

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 5 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 3,335), 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 Ochsner LSU Health Monroe 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 Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

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.