CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Bon Secours Southside Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$8,334

about 1.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $5,993–$12,068

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,899

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,435 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $8,334 This hospital $5,899 Cash price $18,572 Hospital's list price $30,954

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $5,571 Priciest $5,899

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

⚠ 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 $8,334 (about 1.3× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Bon Secours Southside Medical Center charges insurers about $5,899, or about $18,572 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Petersburg, VA.

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✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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	$5,899	96%
Aetnamajor	$5,899	96%
Humanamajor	$6,016	97%

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 (about 18,572), 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 Bon Secours Southside 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.

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Other Procedures at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other VA hospitals

Medical College of Virginia Hospitals · Richmond $5,571
Vcu Health Tappahannock Hospital · Tappahannock $5,571
Community Memorial Hospital · South Hill $5,571
Mary Washington Hospital · Fredericksburg $5,653
Stafford Hospital, LLC · Stafford $5,653
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital · Onancock $5,682
Riverside Regional Medical Center · Newport News $5,682
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital · Gloucester $5,682

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