CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Regional West Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,105

about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,214–$4,058

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,214

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $891 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $2,105 This hospital $1,214 Cash price $970 Hospital's list price $1,617

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

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

Cheapest $833 Priciest $1,214

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $2,105 (about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Regional West Medical Center charges insurers about $1,214, or about $970 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Scottsbluff, NE.

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	$1,163	19%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,178	19%
Aetnamajor	$561 - $6,278	9%
Cignamajor	$1,439	23%
Humanamajor	$561 - $6,278	9%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,251 - $9,416	20%
Medica	$561 - $6,592	9%
WellCare	$589 - $6,592	10%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$1,066 - $1,439

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 (about 970), 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 Regional West Medical Center 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 Regional West Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other NE hospitals

Valley County Health System · Ord $833
Mary Lanning Healthcare · Hastings $898
Memorial Community Hospital & Health System · Blair $1,038
Harlan County Health System · Alma $1,048
West Holt Memorial Hospital · Atkinson $1,113
Tri Valley Health System · Cambridge $1,135
Cherry County Hospital · Valentine $1,165
Brown County Hospital · Ainsworth $1,214

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