Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  Stanford Health Care  ยท  Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Stanford Health Care.

๐Ÿ“ Palo Alto, CA 4/5 CMS rating CPT 47562
Cash-pay price
$1,040 to $2,363
Stanford Health Care is significantly cheaper than median (-82%) for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Chargemaster (gross): $2,080 โ€“ $4,726

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Stanford Health Care negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$123 โ€“ $44,125
Blue Cross Blue Shield$170 โ€“ $58,876
Kaiser Permanente$129 โ€“ $970
UnitedHealthcare$204 โ€“ $47,973
Cigna$98 โ€“ $867
HealthNet$97 โ€“ $930
Medicare$8,892
Medicaid$170 โ€“ $1,276

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 976 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 76% 69.6% +6pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 70% 68.6% +1pp
Nurses always communicated well 77% 75.6% +1pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 62% 68.6% -7pp
Staff always explained meds 59% 57.6% +1pp
Quiet at night, always 42% 52.2% -10pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Stanford Health Care'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 โ€” 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.