Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: East Cooper Medical Center
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 SC hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,004 (about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate). East Cooper Medical Center charges insurers about $5,848, or about $6,900 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mount Pleasant, SC.
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 | $5,679 - $19,766 | 92% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6,900 - $14,906 | 112% |
| Aetnamajor | $5,623 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $5,791 - $21,424 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $822 - $5,623 | 13% |
| Clover Health | $5,848 | 95% |
| Devoted Health | $5,623 | 91% |
| Molina | $822 - $8,153 | 13% |
| SelectHealth | $822 - $10,740 | 13% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $863 - $9,278 |
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Other Procedures at East Cooper Medical Center
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
- Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $5,848
- Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital · Charleston $5,857
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.