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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego.

📍 San Diego, CA 3/5 CMS rating CPT 47562
Cash-pay price
$12,439
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego is significantly more expensive than median (+114%) for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Chargemaster (gross): $49,755

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$641 – $10,050
Blue Cross Blue Shield$8,608 – $9,453
Kaiser Permanente$18,708
UnitedHealthcare$8,458
Cigna$8,359
HealthNet$8,856 – $37,316
Optum$641
Medicaid$3,980

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 2,651 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 67% 69.6% -3pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 66% 68.6% -3pp
Nurses always communicated well 76% 75.6% 0pp
Doctors always communicated well 78% 76.6% +1pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 68% 68.6% -1pp
Staff always explained meds 60% 57.6% +2pp
Quiet at night, always 46% 52.2% -6pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 47562, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of laparoscopic cholecystectomy prices, see the Laparoscopic cholecystectomy overview.