CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Cook Childrens Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,665

about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $985–$4,390

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,936

Above the fair price

about $271 over the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $1,665 This hospital $1,936

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $1,936

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 $1,665 (about 0.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Cook Childrens Medical Center charges insurers about $1,936 — above the fair price. Located in Fort Worth, TX.

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 $1,665. 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.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$2,833	46%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,983 - $2,833	32%
Aetnamajor	$839	14%
Molina	$2,833	46%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$587 - $2,833

Government programs also on file: 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, 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 Cook Childrens 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.

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 Cook Childrens Medical Center

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.