CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Merit Health Natchez

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,846

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,249–$6,820

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,847

About the fair price

about $1 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,846 This hospital $5,847 Cash price $12,502 Hospital's list price $69,453

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,106 Priciest $5,847

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $5,846 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Merit Health Natchez charges insurers about $5,847, or about $12,502 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Natchez, MS.

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	$4,446 - $10,592	72%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$7,829	127%
Aetnamajor	$5,828 - $39,171	94%
Cignamajor	$4,375	71%
Humanamajor	$10,592	171%
CareSource	$4,535	73%
Devoted Health	$5,771	93%
Molina	$4,802 - $8,292	78%
WellCare	$5,865	95%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$3,473 - $48,617

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 12,502), 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 Merit Health Natchez 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 Merit Health Natchez

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other MS hospitals

Ochsner Rush Hospital · Meridian $1,106
Ochsner Watkins Hospital · Quitman $1,106
Ochsner Laird Hospital · Union $1,106
Ochsner Scott Regional · Morton $1,106
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital · De Kalb $1,106
Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $1,185
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County · Starkville $1,832
Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $5,249

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