CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,261

about 0.4× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,257–$5,918

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,065

Well above the fair price

about $2,804 over the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $2,261 This hospital $5,065

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other UT hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 UT hospitals compared.

Cheapest $1,323 Priciest $6,121

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $2,261 (about 0.4× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital charges insurers about $5,065 — well above the fair price. Located in Provo, UT.

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 $2,261. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$103 - $8,709	2%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$103 - $8,709	2%
Aetnamajor	$103 - $6,733	2%
Humanamajor	$103 - $6,427	2%
HealthPartners	$103 - $6,121	2%
Molina	$103 - $6,733	2%
SelectHealth	$103 - $7,262	2%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$103 - $8,709

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 Intermountain Health Utah Valley 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.

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 Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other UT hospitals

Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley · West Jordan $1,323
Holy Cross Hospital - Salt Lake · Salt Lake City $3,410
American Fork Hospital · American Fork $4,754
Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital · Riverton $4,900
Holy Cross Hospital-Davis · Layton $5,498
Cedar City Hospital · Cedar City $5,904
Lds Hospital · Salt Lake City $6,121
Intermountain Health Logan Regional Hospital · Logan $6,121

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