CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$854

about 0.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $732–$2,701

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$959

About the fair price

about $105 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $854 This hospital $959 Cash price $3,064 Hospital's list price $3,404

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How this hospital compares to other MT hospitals

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

Cheapest $959 Priciest $11,678

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MT 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 $854 (about 0.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital charges insurers about $959, or about $3,064 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Glasgow, MT.

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✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$632 - $1,010	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$727 - $1,125	12%
Cignamajor	$1,247	20%
Humanamajor	$727	12%
GEHA	$3,166	51%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$632 - $3,234

Excludes 2 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 3,064), 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 Frances Mahon Deaconess 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 Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other MT hospitals

Central Montana Medical Center · Lewistown $1,038
Livingston Healthcare · Livingston $1,047
Sidney Health Center · Sidney $1,071
St James Hospital · Butte $6,009
St Peters Health · Helena $6,296
St. Patrick Hospital · Missoula $6,362
Intermountain Health St Vincent Regional Hospital · Billings $11,669
Great Falls Clinic Hospital · Great Falls $11,678

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