Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,183 (about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital charges insurers about $6,451 — about the fair price. Located in Allentown, PA.
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
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 | $954 - $20,676 | 15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $986 - $19,676 | 16% |
| Aetnamajor | $1,125 - $33,753 | 18% |
| Cignamajor | $6,269 - $25,486 | 101% |
| Humanamajor | $6,451 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $18,459 | 299% |
| AmeriHealth | $854 - $6,269 | 14% |
| Devoted Health | $6,451 | 104% |
| Geisinger | $970 - $26,749 | 16% |
| HealthPartners | $1,048 - $12,172 | 17% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $1,277 - $29,639 | 21% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $1,048 - $35,491 |
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Other Procedures at Lehigh Valley Hospital
Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other PA hospitals
- West Penn Hospital · Pittsburgh $855
- Ahn Wexford Hospital · Wexford $855
- Magee Memorial Hospital for Convalescents · Philadelphia $1,029
- Jefferson Abington Hospital · Abington $1,137
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $1,204
- Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital · Jersey Shore $2,334
- Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $2,499
- Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center · Johnstown $2,932
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.