CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Akron General Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,693

about 0.4× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,695–$6,510

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,701

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $992 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $2,693 This hospital $1,701 Cash price $1,682 Hospital's list price $2,588

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $914 Priciest $1,701

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $2,693 (about 0.4× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Akron General Medical Center charges insurers about $1,701, or about $1,682 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Akron, OH.

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	$490 - $9,608	8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$632 - $14,201	10%
Aetnamajor	$632 - $5,391	10%
Cignamajor	$903 - $8,900	15%
Humanamajor	$632 - $5,391	10%
AmeriHealth	$567 - $2,756	9%
CareSource	$541 - $2,505	9%
Molina	$567 - $2,630	9%
Oscar Health	$375 - $1,006	6%
UniCare	$663	11%
UPMC Health Plan	$4,990	81%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$411 - $6,261

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 (about 1,682), 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 Akron General 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 Akron General Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other OH hospitals

Union Hospital · Dover $914
Christ Hospital · Cincinnati $942
Akron Children's Hospital · Akron $950
Ashtabula County Medical Center · Ashtabula $987
Galion Community Hospital · Galion $1,000
Southwest General Health Center · Middleburg Heights $1,067
Mercy Medical Center · Canton $1,150
Henry County Hospital, Inc · Napoleon $1,579

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