CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,173

about 1.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,378–$7,668

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,961

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,212 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $7,173 This hospital $5,961

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $969 Priciest $5,961

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $7,173 (about 1.2× the $6,176 Medicare rate). St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital charges insurers about $5,961 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in The Woodlands, TX.

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	$2,027 - $7,961	33%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,987 - $9,281	32%
Aetnamajor	$1,732 - $8,999	28%
Cignamajor	$5,844 - $18,054	95%
Humanamajor	$4,000 - $5,844	65%
Bright Health	$8,462	137%
Devoted Health	$6,253	101%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$1,987 - $18,992

Government programs also on file: 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 St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital 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 St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other TX hospitals

Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital · Nacogdoches $969
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $1,239
Mitchell County Hospital District · Colorado City $1,250
Faith Community Hospital · Jacksboro $1,500
Cogdell Memorial Hospital · Snyder $1,503
Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas · Dallas $1,569
Childrens Medical Center Plano · Plano $1,569
El Campo Memorial Hospital · El Campo $1,648

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