CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Carolinas Rehabilitation

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,476

about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $641–$3,381

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,386

About the fair price

about $90 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,476 This hospital $1,386

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

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 $1,476 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Carolinas Rehabilitation charges insurers about $1,386 — about the fair price. 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 - $6,144	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,386 - $1,823	22%
Aetnamajor	$625 - $6,039	10%
Cignamajor	$604 - $6,126	10%
Humanamajor	$616 - $5,951	10%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,117	18%
AmeriHealth	$534	9%
WellCare	$534	9%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$534 - $1,464

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 Carolinas Rehabilitation 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 Carolinas Rehabilitation

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 University City · Charlotte $1,014
Atrium Health Anson · Wadesboro $1,117
Stanly Regional Medical Center · Albemarle $1,117
Atrium Health Lincoln · Lincolnton $1,117

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