CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Oakleaf Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,542

about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $4,253–$7,053

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,988

About the fair price

about $446 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $5,542 This hospital $5,988 Cash price $19,663 Hospital's list price $21,847

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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 $5,988

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI 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 $5,542 (about 0.9× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Oakleaf Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $5,988, or about $19,663 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Altoona, WI.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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	$5,988	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,988 - $11,874	97%
Humanamajor	$5,988	97%
Dean Health Plan	$5,988	97%
HealthPartners	$5,988	97%
Medica	$5,988	97%
Quartz	$5,988	97%
Security Health Plan	$5,988 - $7,554	97%
UCare	$5,988	97%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$5,988

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 19,663), 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 Oakleaf Surgical 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 Oakleaf Surgical Hospital

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