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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy at Virginia Mason Medical Center.

📍 Seattle, WA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 47562
Cash-pay price
$9,896
Virginia Mason Medical Center is significantly more expensive than median (+70%) for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
Chargemaster (gross): $19,404

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Virginia Mason Medical Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$12,225
Kaiser Permanente$3,067 – $11,701
UnitedHealthcare$682
Cigna$2,252 – $14,328
Medicare$10 – $760

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 558 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.8/5 +1.2
Would definitely recommend 77% 69.6% +7pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 72% 68.6% +3pp
Nurses always communicated well 80% 75.6% +4pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 89% 84.4% +5pp
Room and bathroom always clean 69% 68.6% 0pp
Staff always explained meds 60% 57.6% +2pp
Quiet at night, always 53% 52.2% +1pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Virginia Mason Medical Center'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.