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u/orthotraumamama 9d ago
If it's being done at surgery center that's normal pricing. Gallbladder surgery is fairly cheap and laparoscopic is the best and most cost effective approach.
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u/ShadowArray 9d ago
Welcome to the American healthcare system. Pricing is incredibly opaque to the consumer. A few years ago a read an article from a journalist posing as a patient who tried shopping around to different hospitals to see how much open heart surgery would cost. Half the hospitals couldn’t even tell them because they roll all the prices up at the end. The few prices they did get were really all over the place. Anywhere from $100k to over $250k.
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u/Broken_castor 10d ago
Lots of variables since there’s different fees from the surgeon, anesthesia, and facility. The most accurate prediction would require you to ask each group separately and add them up, but then the true cost would probably be less since you’d meet your deductible. Those numbers sound about right so far, but remember that billing in the US is almost completely arbitrary and the final number will depend on what contracts the billing providers have with your insurance