CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Fort Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,200

about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $3,669–$6,283

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,623

About the fair price

about $577 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $6,200 This hospital $5,623 Cash price $4,940 Hospital's list price $15,438

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $899 Priciest $5,623

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $6,200 (about 1.0× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Fort Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $5,623, or about $4,940 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Atkinson, WI.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$766 - $5,623	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,504 - $6,278	24%
Aetnamajor	$6,160 - $11,455	100%
Cignamajor	$14,512	235%
Humanamajor	$5,623 - $8,014	91%
Dean Health Plan	$1,504 - $13,610	24%
Molina	$626 - $5,623	10%
Quartz	$1,504 - $6,208	24%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$1,640 - $13,431

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 4,940), 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 Fort 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 Fort Memorial Hospital

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