CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Sisters of Charity Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$636
about 0.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $436–$1,385
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $636 Cash price $1,863 Hospital's list price $1,863

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What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 $70 - $718 1%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $94 - $769 2%
Aetnamajor $659 11%
Cignamajor $85 - $911 1%
Humanamajor $659 11%
Amerigroup $334 5%
Fidelis Care $659 - $754 11%
Independent Health $334 - $751 5%
Molina $751 12%
MVP Health Care $811 13%
UPMC Health Plan $1,130 18%
WellCare $659 - $691 11%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans $85 - $1,774
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 2157 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals