CMS Price Transparency Data

Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)

Facility: Weirton Medical Center, Inc

Billing Code: 47562 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,013

about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate · typically $955–$4,982

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,771

Well above the fair price

about $2,758 over the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $6,176 Fair price $3,013 This hospital $5,771 Cash price $13,619 Hospital's list price $27,238

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 WV hospitals compared.

Cheapest $1,208 Priciest $15,368

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

A fair price for a Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) is about $3,013 (about 0.5× the $6,176 Medicare rate). Weirton Medical Center, Inc charges insurers about $5,771, or about $13,619 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Weirton, WV.

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 $3,013. 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.

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%
+ 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 13,619), 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 Weirton Medical Center, 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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Weirton Medical Center, Inc

Compare: Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) at other WV hospitals

Mon Health Medical Center · Morgantown $1,208
Berkeley Medical Center · Martinsburg $3,160
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc · Glen Dale $3,273
Boone Memorial Hospital · Madison $4,218
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.