Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Merit Health Wesley
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 47562
- Insurance Median: $5,476
- Cash Discount Price: $12,434
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 0.89x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $6,176.47 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Medicaid / KanCare | $441 - $9,029 | 7% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $596 | 10% |
| Aetna | $1,035 - $5,442 | 17% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $3,594 - $6,631 | 58% |
| Magnolia | $4,446 - $5,283 | 72% |
| Magnolia Mcd Ms Chip | $4,446 | 72% |
| Caresource Truecare | $4,535 | 73% |
| Molina Chip | $4,802 | 78% |
| First Choice | $5,283 - $47,367 | 86% |
| Humana | $5,283 | 86% |
| Medicare (plans) | $5,283 | 86% |
| Node Vantage Mcr Adv | $5,283 | 86% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $5,369 | 87% |
| Node Va | $5,369 | 87% |
| Molina | $5,389 | 87% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $5,389 | 87% |
| Node First Choice American Health Mcr Adv | $5,389 | 87% |
| Node First Choice Wellcare Mcr Adv | $5,476 | 89% |
| Node Healthy Mississippi Mcr Adv | $5,906 | 96% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $6,711 | 109% |
| Tricare | $6,835 | 111% |
| Node Champva | $7,195 | 116% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $7,829 | 127% |
| Molina Exchange | $7,852 | 127% |
| Advanced Health Systems | $7,901 | 128% |
| Ms Dept Of Rehabilitation Services | $8,796 | 142% |
| First Choice Molina | $9,127 | 148% |
| Magnolia Exchange | $9,396 | 152% |
| Cigna | $9,979 | 162% |
| Ms Work Comp | $10,318 | 167% |
| First Choice Lgp | $11,704 | 189% |
| Chs Group Health Plan | $11,842 | 192% |
| Vantage Health | $12,080 | 196% |
| Self Pay | $12,434 | 201% |
| Trimed Billing Solutions | $17,763 | 288% |
| Benefit Management Services | $38,485 | 623% |
| Coventry First Health | $44,406 | 719% |