CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$924

about 0.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $533–$1,722

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$938

About the fair price

about $14 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $924 This hospital $938

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $938 Priciest $1,001

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $924 (about 0.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital charges insurers about $938 — about the fair price. Located in Grayling, MI.

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	$427 - $6,024	7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$195 - $12,126	3%
Aetnamajor	$626 - $6,024	10%
Cignamajor	$1,217 - $5,396	20%
Humanamajor	$626 - $6,024	10%
Meridian	$427 - $3,150	7%
Molina	$427 - $6,506	7%
Priority Health	$427 - $6,024	7%
WellCare	$626 - $6,024	10%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$427 - $6,024

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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, 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 Munson Healthcare Grayling 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 Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other MI hospitals

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