CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: The University Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,658

about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $4,475–$7,922

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,655

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,658 This hospital $6,655 Cash price $7,654 Hospital's list price $17,103

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,238 Priciest $6,655

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 $6,658 (about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). The University Hospital charges insurers about $6,655, or about $7,654 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newark, NJ.

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	$4,843 - $6,655	78%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,121	83%
Aetnamajor	$5,021 - $10,861	81%
AmeriHealth	$2,400 - $6,655	39%
Clover Health	$6,655	108%
Fidelis Care	$5,021 - $6,655	81%
Health Net	$16,248	263%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$592 - $15,393

Excludes 3 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 7,654), 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 The University Hospital 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 The University Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other NJ hospitals

St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc · Paterson $1,238
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

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