CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: University Health System, Inc

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,491

about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,532–$5,949

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,930

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $561 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $4,491 This hospital $3,930

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $828 Priciest $3,930

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $4,491 (about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate). University Health System, Inc charges insurers about $3,930 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Knoxville, TN.

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	$599 - $8,149	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$599 - $5,647	10%
Aetnamajor	$599 - $5,541	10%
Cignamajor	$604 - $6,598	10%
Humanamajor	$599 - $5,327	10%
Devoted Health	$5,541	90%
WellCare	$5,594	91%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$599 - $5,647

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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, 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 University Health System, Inc 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 University Health System, Inc

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other TN hospitals

Rhea Medical Center · Dayton $828
Erlanger Medical Center · Chattanooga $1,118
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis $2,569
Haywood County Community Hospital · Brownsville $2,842
Dekalb Community Hospital · Smithville $3,089
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital · Sparta $3,089
Stones River Hospital · Woodbury $3,142
Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital · Centerville $3,142

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