Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
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 $5,920 (about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $5,932, or about $10,994 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, 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 | $5,932 - $23,740 | 96% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5,042 - $25,926 | 82% |
| Aetnamajor | $5,992 - $22,788 | 97% |
| Cignamajor | $23,266 | 377% |
| Humanamajor | $5,992 | 97% |
| AmeriHealth | $5,042 - $5,932 | 82% |
| Cigna HealthSpring | $5,992 | 97% |
| Geisinger | $5,339 - $25,272 | 86% |
| HealthPartners | $5,517 - $6,051 | 89% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $6,051 - $28,018 | 98% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $5,547 - $7,415 |
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Other Procedures at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
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.