CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$5,321

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $2,582–$9,477

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$9,589

Well above the fair price

about $4,268 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,321 This hospital $9,589

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $9,589

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 $5,321 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County charges insurers about $9,589 — well above the fair price. Located in Huntingdon, TN.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $5,321. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$9,589	155%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,356 - $5,594	22%
Aetnamajor	$5,594	91%
Cignamajor	$4,774 - $7,191	77%
Humanamajor	$5,327 - $5,594	86%
Health Net	$10,655	173%
Oscar Health	$3,582	58%
+ 49 smaller / regional plans	$5,594 - $10,655

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll County

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.