CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Monroe Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,817

about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $678–$7,372

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,185

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $632 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,817 This hospital $1,185 Cash price $8,093 Hospital's list price $8,093

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.

Cheapest $1,106 Priciest $5,343

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

⚠ 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 $1,817 (about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Monroe Regional Hospital charges insurers about $1,185, or about $8,093 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Aberdeen, MS.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna UnitedHealthcareCignaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,264 - $10,876	20%
Aetnamajor	$1,516 - $13,051	25%
Ambetter (Centene)	$623 - $5,365	10%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$539 - $4,275

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 8,093), 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 Monroe Regional Hospital 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.

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Other Procedures at Monroe Regional Hospital

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
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County · Starkville $1,832
Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $5,249
Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital · Olive Branch $5,343

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