CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$4,335

about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $1,741–$5,516

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,273

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,062 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $4,335 This hospital $3,273 Cash price $14,285 Hospital's list price $28,569

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How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,208 Priciest $15,368

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WV 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 $4,335 (about 0.7× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc charges insurers about $3,273, or about $14,285 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Glen Dale, WV.

What each insurance company pays

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

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$6,290	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$206 - $5,944	3%
Aetnamajor	$210 - $6,059	3%
Humanamajor	$6,059	98%
Geisinger	$776	13%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$209 - $5,771

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 14,285), 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 Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc 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

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Other Procedures at Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other WV hospitals

Mon Health Medical Center · Morgantown $1,208
Berkeley Medical Center · Martinsburg $3,160
Boone Memorial Hospital · Madison $4,218
Weirton Medical Center, Inc · Weirton $5,771
Wheeling Hospital, Inc · Wheeling $5,819
Camden Clark Medical Center · Parkersburg $5,944
Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc · Princeton $6,181
Logan Regional Medical Center · Logan $15,368

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