CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Carlsbad Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,996

about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,626–$8,036

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$7,317

About the fair price

about $321 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,996 This hospital $7,317 Cash price $7,572 Hospital's list price $75,723

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NM hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $1,796 Priciest $20,098

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,996 (about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Carlsbad Medical Center charges insurers about $7,317, or about $7,572 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Carlsbad, NM.

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	$4,221 - $38,998	68%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,828 - $68,363	62%
Aetnamajor	$63,608	1030%
Cignamajor	$37,862 - $63,456	613%
Devoted Health	$6,623	107%
Molina	$6,307 - $17,499	102%
Presbyterian	$6,307 - $54,725	102%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$6,623 - $70,423

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 7,572), 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 Carlsbad 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 Carlsbad Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other NM hospitals

Gila Regional Medical Center · Silver City $1,796
UNM Hospital · Albuquerque $5,956
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $6,125
Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $6,184
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $6,297
Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $6,915
Presbyterian Hospital · Albuquerque $10,474
Lincoln County Medical Center · Ruidoso $20,098

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