CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Cleveland Clinic

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,308

about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,548–$5,281

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,870

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,438 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $3,308 This hospital $1,870 Cash price $2,451 Hospital's list price $3,770

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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 $1,870

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 $3,308 (about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Cleveland Clinic charges insurers about $1,870, or about $2,451 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cleveland, 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 - $9,457	8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$632 - $10,521	10%
Aetnamajor	$632 - $5,409	10%
Cignamajor	$651 - $7,403	11%
Humanamajor	$632 - $5,409	10%
AmeriHealth	$567	9%
CareSource	$541 - $3,156	9%
Devoted Health	$632 - $5,409	10%
Molina	$567 - $3,314	9%
Oscar Health	$1,006	16%
Paramount	$531 - $3,251	9%
UniCare	$663 - $5,679	11%
UPMC Health Plan	$632 - $5,409	10%
+ 17 smaller / regional plans	$411 - $11,635

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (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 2,451), 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 Cleveland Clinic 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 Cleveland Clinic

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.