CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$6,631

about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,215–$8,327

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,238

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $5,393 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,631 This hospital $1,238 Cash price $2,243 Hospital's list price $2,243

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 NJ hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $1,238 Priciest $6,504

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,631 (about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc charges insurers about $1,238, or about $2,243 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Paterson, NJ.

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	$519 - $9,132	8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$692 - $20,451	11%
Aetnamajor	$450 - $14,652	7%
Cignamajor	$2,243	36%
Ambetter (Centene)	$692 - $10,773	11%
AmeriHealth	$692 - $7,182	11%
Clover Health	$692 - $7,182	11%
Fidelis Care	$519 - $7,541	8%
Health Net	$1,079	17%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$692 - $8,414

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 2,243), 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 St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc 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 St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other NJ hospitals

Cape Regional Medical Center Inc · Cape May Court House $6,139
Newton Medical Center · Newton $6,375
Shore Medical Center · Somers Point $6,376
Ocean Medical Center · Brick $6,376
Capital Health Regional Medical Center · Trenton $6,376
Centrastate Medical Center · Freehold $6,458
Jfk University Medical Center · Edison $6,463
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Rahway · Rahway $6,504

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