CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Erlanger Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,337

about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,069–$2,454

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,118

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $219 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,337 This hospital $1,118 Cash price $702 Hospital's list price $1,329

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other TN hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $828 Priciest $3,160

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 $1,337 (about 0.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Erlanger Medical Center charges insurers about $1,118, or about $702 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Chattanooga, 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	$550 - $6,222	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$626 - $7,220	10%
Aetnamajor	$855 - $5,513	14%
Cignamajor	$582 - $5,352	9%
Humanamajor	$529 - $5,352	9%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,064 - $6,690	17%
Amerigroup	$597 - $1,779	10%
CareSource	$597 - $10,704	10%
Clover Health	$851 - $5,352	14%
Devoted Health	$885 - $5,566	14%
UPMC Health Plan	$851 - $5,352	14%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$569 - $13,380

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 702), 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 Erlanger 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 Erlanger Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other TN hospitals

Rhea Medical Center · Dayton $828
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
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital · Nashville $3,160

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