CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Great Plains Health

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$7,401

about 1.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $4,780–$22,004

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$27,989

Well above the fair price

about $20,588 over the fair price · 4.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $7,401 This hospital $27,989 Cash price $19,603 Hospital's list price $32,671

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $27,989

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 $7,401 (about 1.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Great Plains Health charges insurers about $27,989, or about $19,603 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in North Platte, NE.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $7,401. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$31,037	503%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,275 - $28,914	21%
Aetnamajor	$30,711 - $31,037	497%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,774 - $27,488	45%
GEHA	$30,711	497%
Medica	$30,057	487%
Molina	$666 - $6,597	11%
Oscar Health	$30,384	492%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$610 - $31,037

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 19,603), 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 Great Plains Health 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.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Great Plains Health

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
Regional West Medical Center · Scottsbluff $1,214

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