CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,232

about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $668–$4,877

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,106

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $126 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,232 This hospital $1,106 Cash price $1,818 Hospital's list price $2,635

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $1,106 Priciest $5,343

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 $1,232 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $1,106, or about $1,818 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in De Kalb, 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	$596 - $1,655	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,096 - $1,393	18%
Aetnamajor	$1,871	30%
Cignamajor	$596 - $1,106	10%
Humanamajor	$487 - $596	8%
Ambetter (Centene)	$834	14%
WellCare	$596	10%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$626 - $2,197

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 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 1,818), 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 Ochsner Stennis Memorial 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.

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Other Procedures at Ochsner Stennis Memorial 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
Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $1,185
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.