CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Bmh-Golden Triangle

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,899

about 1.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,724–$10,620

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$9,606

Above the fair price

about $1,707 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $7,899 This hospital $9,606

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $9,606

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 $7,899 (about 1.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Bmh-Golden Triangle charges insurers about $9,606 — above the fair price. Located in Columbus, MS.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $7,899. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$4,968 - $9,606	80%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,497 - $23,555	89%
Aetnamajor	$5,603	91%
Humanamajor	$5,337 - $5,603	86%
Devoted Health	$5,443	88%
Health Net	$10,673	173%
Molina	$5,443 - $9,873	88%
+ 55 smaller / regional plans	$5,337 - $15,703

Government programs also on file: 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, 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 Bmh-Golden Triangle 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Bmh-Golden Triangle

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.