CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Coastal Carolina Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,861

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,849–$6,418

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,848

About the fair price

about $13 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,861 This hospital $5,848 Cash price $6,900

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 SC hospitals compared.

Cheapest $3,000 Priciest $5,857

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 $5,861 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Coastal Carolina Hospital charges insurers about $5,848, or about $6,900 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hardeeville, 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

✓ 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	$5,623 - $24,457	91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,900 - $15,424	112%
Aetnamajor	$5,623	91%
Cignamajor	$5,791	94%
Humanamajor	$822 - $5,623	13%
Clover Health	$5,848	95%
Devoted Health	$5,623	91%
Molina	$822 - $9,278	13%
SelectHealth	$822 - $10,740	13%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$863 - $9,278

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 6,900), 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 Coastal Carolina 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 Coastal Carolina 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
Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier Hospital · Charleston $5,857

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