CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Virginia Mason Medical Center

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$9,450

about 1.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $4,289–$14,268

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,051

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $7,399 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $9,450 This hospital $2,051 Cash price $9,896 Hospital's list price $19,404

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $953 Priciest $7,129

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA 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 $9,450 (about 1.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Virginia Mason Medical Center charges insurers about $2,051, or about $9,896 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Seattle, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$682 - $21,488	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$715 - $19,630	12%
Aetnamajor	$6,546 - $19,900	106%
Cignamajor	$2,252 - $21,525	36%
Humanamajor	$701 - $6,355	11%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$701 - $15,438	11%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$715 - $12,428

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 (about 9,896), 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 Virginia Mason 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 Virginia Mason Medical Center

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other WA hospitals

Kittitas Valley Community Hospital · Ellensburg $953
Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $1,551
Island Hospital · Anacortes $1,967
Olympic Medical Center · Port Angeles $3,480
Deaconess Medical Center · Spokane $6,344
Multicare Valley Hospital · Spokane Valley $6,344
Highline Medical Center · Burien $7,046
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital · Tacoma $7,129

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