CMS Price Transparency Data
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$496
about 0.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $350–$1,155
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $496 Cash price $1,863 Hospital's list price $1,863
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 | $63 - $769 | 1% |
| Aetnamajor | $628 - $659 | 10% |
| Cignamajor | $85 - $911 | 1% |
| Humanamajor | $565 - $659 | 9% |
| Amerigroup | $334 - $621 | 5% |
| Fidelis Care | $565 - $754 | 9% |
| Independent Health | $284 - $751 | 5% |
| MagnaCare | $628 | 10% |
| Molina | $751 - $1,397 | 12% |
| MVP Health Care | $689 - $811 | 11% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $844 - $1,130 | 14% |
| WellCare | $587 - $691 | 10% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $85 - $1,774 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other NY hospitals
- Columbia Memorial Hospital · Hudson $832
- Jones Memorial Hospital · Wellsville $846
- Westfield Memorial Hospital Inc · Westfield $855
- Albany Medical Center Hospital · Albany $916
- The University of Vermont Health Network - Champl · Plattsburgh $1,205
- Highland Hospital · Rochester $1,362
- Strong Memorial Hospital · Rochester $1,362
- Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $1,750
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.