CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Harlem Hospital Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,290

about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,459–$5,764

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,499

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $791 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $4,290 This hospital $3,499 Hospital's list price $16,330

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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 $3,499

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 $4,290 (about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Harlem Hospital Center charges insurers about $3,499 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in New York, 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✓ 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	$434 - $5,218	7%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,225 - $13,064	52%
Aetnamajor	$781 - $5,402	13%
Cignamajor	$5,356	87%
Fidelis Care	$1,100 - $9,804	18%
MagnaCare	$320 - $12,247	5%
Oscar Health	$614 - $4,454	10%
WellCare	$825	13%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$319 - $13,880

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Harlem Hospital 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 Harlem Hospital Center

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