CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: McLaren Central Michigan

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,230

about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $895–$2,460

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,001

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $229 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,230 This hospital $1,001 Cash price $5,589 Hospital's list price $11,178

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $938 Priciest $1,001

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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 $1,230 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). McLaren Central Michigan charges insurers about $1,001, or about $5,589 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Mount Pleasant, MI.

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	$991	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,068 - $5,704	17%
Aetnamajor	$853	14%
Humanamajor	$626 - $5,690	10%
Priority Health	$1,010	16%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$719 - $5,690

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, 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 (about 5,589), 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 McLaren Central Michigan 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 McLaren Central Michigan

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