CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Swedish Issaquah

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$10,867

about 1.8× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $8,090–$14,897

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,873

Above the fair price

about $2,006 over the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $10,867 This hospital $12,873

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $953 Priciest $12,873

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 $10,867 (about 1.8× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Swedish Issaquah charges insurers about $12,873 — above the fair price. Located in Issaquah, WA.

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 $10,867. 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.

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	$7,371 - $29,778	119%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$7,582 - $15,415	123%
Aetnamajor	$7,231 - $14,253	117%
Cignamajor	$8,424 - $18,505	136%
Humanamajor	$7,442	120%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$7,020 - $10,530	114%
Amerigroup	$7,722	125%
Providence Health Plan	$15,585	252%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$11,232 - $24,797

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 Swedish Issaquah 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 Swedish Issaquah

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
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

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