CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Cheshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,053

about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,337–$5,148

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,313

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $740 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $3,053 This hospital $2,313 Cash price $2,342 Hospital's list price $8,487

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

Lowest price of the 8 NH hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $2,313 Priciest $17,298

Black dot = this hospital, among the 8 NH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $3,053 (about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $2,313, or about $2,342 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Keene, NH.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$553 - $9,187	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$553 - $19,785	9%
Aetnamajor	$405 - $6,096	7%
Cignamajor	$553 - $7,099	9%
Ambetter (Centene)	$553 - $5,420	9%
AmeriHealth	$447 - $1,039	7%
Harvard Pilgrim	$1,808 - $11,164	29%
MVP Health Care	$553 - $7,099	9%
Tufts Health Plan	$3,823 - $5,417	62%
WellCare	$553 - $6,096	9%
WellSense	$447 - $6,523	7%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$447 - $8,487

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 2,342), 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 Cheshire 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.

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 Cheshire Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other NH hospitals

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $2,534
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $4,971
Elliot Hospital · Manchester $7,762
Parkland Medical Center · Derry $9,860
Frisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester $9,927
Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $10,537
Portsmouth Regional Hospital · Portsmouth $17,298

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