Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)
Facility: Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $6,794 compared to the $3,305 fair price benchmark.
4-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 2.06× fair market pricing.
Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
Note: The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $3,305 (about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th charges insurers about $6,794, or about $20,613 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Carthage, 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 $3,305. 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.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $3,870 | 63% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6,794 - $7,178 | 110% |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th
Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other TN hospitals
- Rhea Medical Center · Dayton $828
- Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital · Pikeville $1,013
- Erlanger Medical Center · Chattanooga $1,118
- 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.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $22,953
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $22,953).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($20,613) Beats Your Bill
Highpoint Health-Riverview With Ascension Saint Th's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $20,613 (vs. $6,794 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $3,305 Fair BaseRate ($6,176 Medicare)
Your bill ($63,231) is $59,926 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($3,305) and 10.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.