CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$5,370
about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,191–$6,022
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$5,852
About the fair price
about $482 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,370 This hospital $5,852

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $850 Priciest $5,852

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $5,370 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center charges insurers about $5,852 — about the fair price. Located in Duluth, MN.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 $5,852 95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $5,852 - $13,310 95%
HealthPartners $5,852 95%
Medica $5,852 95%
Sanford Health Plan $10,331 167%
Security Health Plan $5,852 95%
UCare $5,852 95%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans $5,563 - $5,852
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 402 East Second Street, Duluth, MN 55805
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals