CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,507

about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $3,837–$7,935

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,444

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,063 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,507 This hospital $5,444 Cash price $8,577 Hospital's list price $13,195

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

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

Cheapest $843 Priciest $5,444

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,507 (about 1.1× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc charges insurers about $5,444, or about $8,577 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oklahoma City, OK.

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	$5,444	88%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$615 - $5,834	10%
Aetnamajor	$5,196 - $5,444	84%
Cignamajor	$5,611	91%
Humanamajor	$5,196 - $5,444	84%
Ambetter (Centene)	$7,492	121%
+ 21 smaller / regional plans	$5,444 - $12,250

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.

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 8,577), 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 Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc 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 Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City, Inc

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other OK hospitals

Choctaw Memorial Hospital · Hugo $843
Ascension St John Medical Center · Tulsa $1,138
St John Owasso · Owasso $1,138
Ascension St John Sapulpa · Sapulpa $1,138
McCurtain Memorial Hospital · Idabel $1,267
Ascension St John Jane Phillips · Bartlesville $1,398
Ascension St John Nowata · Nowata $1,398
Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic & Multi-Sp · Oklahoma City $1,578

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