CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Atrium Health University City

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,196

about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $693–$3,197

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,014

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $182 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,196 This hospital $1,014

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 8 other NC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $950 Priciest $1,386

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $1,196 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Atrium Health University City charges insurers about $1,014 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Charlotte, NC.

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	$534 - $5,844	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,386 - $1,823	22%
Aetnamajor	$625 - $5,743	10%
Cignamajor	$604 - $5,827	10%
Humanamajor	$616 - $5,660	10%
AmeriHealth	$534	9%
WellCare	$534	9%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$529 - $6,936

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Atrium Health University City 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 Atrium Health University City

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other NC hospitals

Atrium Health Cleveland · Shelby $950
Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast · Concord $1,014
Atrium Health Pineville · Charlotte $1,014
Atrium Health Union · Monroe $1,014
Atrium Health Anson · Wadesboro $1,117
Stanly Regional Medical Center · Albemarle $1,117
Atrium Health Lincoln · Lincolnton $1,117
Carolinas Rehabilitation · Charlotte $1,386

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