CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,239

about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,816–$11,359

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,857

About the fair price

about $382 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,239 This hospital $5,857 Cash price $19,050 Hospital's list price $31,749

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

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

Cheapest $3,000 Priciest $5,857

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,239 (about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital charges insurers about $5,857, or about $19,050 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charleston, SC.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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	$5,659	92%
Aetnamajor	$5,857	95%
Humanamajor	$5,942	96%

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 19,050), 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 Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital 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 Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other SC hospitals

Piedmont Medical Center · Rock Hill $3,000
Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $4,950
Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley Inc · Summerville $5,710
MUSC Medical Center · Charleston $5,735
Roper Hospital · Charleston $5,834
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center · Hilton Head Island $5,848
East Cooper Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $5,848
Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $5,848

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