CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,380

about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,539–$8,751

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,682

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $698 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,380 This hospital $5,682

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 VA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $5,571 Priciest $5,710

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,380 (about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $5,682 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Onancock, VA.

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	$4,941 - $5,682	80%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,941 - $23,092	80%
Aetnamajor	$4,941 - $8,442	80%
Humanamajor	$4,645 - $5,738	75%
Sentara	$5,066 - $5,849	82%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$5,049

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 Riverside Shore Memorial 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 Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other VA hospitals

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