Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: St Lukes Hospital
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $1,144 compared to the $5,447 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.21× fair market pricing.
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MN hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: 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 $5,447 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). St Lukes Hospital charges insurers about $1,144, or about $5,567 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. 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.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $356 - $1,574 | 6% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $292 - $12,888 | 5% |
| Aetnamajor | $179 - $6,447 | 3% |
| Humanamajor | $290 - $6,572 | 5% |
| HealthPartners | $1,144 - $6,384 | 19% |
| Medica | $190 - $345 | 3% |
| Security Health Plan | $363 - $13,221 | 6% |
| UCare | $275 - $420 | 4% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $898 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at St Lukes Hospital
Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other MN hospitals
- Meeker Memorial Hospital · Litchfield $850
- Lifecare Medical Center · Roseau $920
- St Gabriels Hospital · Little Falls $1,040
- Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital · Willmar $1,069
- St Francis Medical Center · Breckenridge $1,270
- Glacial Ridge Hospital · Glenwood $1,630
- Fairview Bethesda Hospital · Saint Paul $2,023
- M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center · Minneapolis $2,409
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at St Lukes Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $3,715
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $3,715).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($5,567) Beats Your Bill
St Lukes Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $5,567 (vs. $1,144 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $5,447 Fair BaseRate ($6,176 Medicare)
Your bill ($10,234) is $4,787 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($5,447) and 1.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.