CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Island Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,783

about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $774–$5,457

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,967

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $816 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $2,783 This hospital $1,967 Cash price $1,967 Hospital's list price $1,967

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other WA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $953 Priciest $7,129

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $2,783 (about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Island Hospital charges insurers about $1,967, or about $1,967 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Anacortes, 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	$396 - $2,948	6%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$416 - $3,125	7%
Aetnamajor	$416 - $3,095	7%
Cignamajor	$317 - $2,358	5%
Humanamajor	$396 - $2,948	6%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$222 - $2,948	4%
Amerigroup	$420 - $3,125	7%
Molina	$396 - $2,948	6%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$396 - $2,948

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 1,967), 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 Island 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 Island Hospital

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other WA hospitals

Kittitas Valley Community Hospital · Ellensburg $953
Seattle Children's Hospital · Seattle $1,551
Virginia Mason Medical Center · Seattle $2,051
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.