CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Nassau University Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$5,417

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,018–$7,883

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,216

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,201 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,417 This hospital $2,216 Cash price $1,861 Hospital's list price $2,659

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $832 Priciest $2,216

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $5,417 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Nassau University Medical Center charges insurers about $2,216, or about $1,861 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in East Meadow, NY.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$6,904	112%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$674 - $6,904	11%
Aetnamajor	$859 - $6,904	14%
Humanamajor	$796 - $6,904	13%
EmblemHealth	$1,388 - $6,559	22%
Fidelis Care	$793 - $7,387	13%
Molina	$674	11%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$793 - $6,904

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 1,861), 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 Nassau University 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 Nassau University Medical Center

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