CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Lafollette Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,594

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $4,574–$5,965

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,954

About the fair price

about $360 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,594 This hospital $5,954 Cash price $8,604 Hospital's list price $31,868

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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 $5,954

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 $5,594 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Lafollette Medical Center charges insurers about $5,954, or about $8,604 in cash — about the fair price. Located in La Follette, 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	$3,829 - $31,868	62%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,455 - $8,745	56%
Aetnamajor	$5,954 - $19,822	96%
Cignamajor	$20,486	332%
Humanamajor	$5,780 - $7,011	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$10,868	176%
Amerigroup	$3,489 - $6,069	56%
Cigna HealthSpring	$5,954	96%
Devoted Health	$5,896	95%
WellCare	$5,874 - $7,967	95%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$3,519 - $12,924

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 (about 8,604), 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 Lafollette Medical Center 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 Lafollette Medical Center

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.