Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  UC San Diego Health  ยท  Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at UC San Diego Health.

๐Ÿ“ San Diego, CA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 47562
Cash-pay price
$28,559
UC San Diego Health is significantly more expensive than median (+391%) for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Chargemaster (gross): $51,926

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$6,231 โ€“ $26,275
Anthem BCBS$6,231
Blue Cross Blue Shield$6,231 โ€“ $30,449
Kaiser Permanente$34,791
UnitedHealthcare$6,231 โ€“ $36,348
Cigna$6,231 โ€“ $31,156
HealthNet$6,231 โ€“ $33,752
Humana$6,231 โ€“ $44,137
Optum$25,807 โ€“ $33,752
Medicare$10,541 โ€“ $34,791
Medicaid$155 โ€“ $969

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 3,622 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 75% 69.6% +5pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 73% 68.6% +4pp
Nurses always communicated well 78% 75.6% +2pp
Doctors always communicated well 79% 76.6% +2pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 66% 68.6% -3pp
Staff always explained meds 59% 57.6% +1pp
Quiet at night, always 50% 52.2% -2pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from UC San Diego Health'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.