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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — United States: What it costs and how long people wait

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US$624.4 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: January 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=109 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United States. Payer context: Public tariff. PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant. Source code: 47562. The displayed figure is the median of the eligible published tariff cells.

n=109 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Distribution across published observations, not patients: min 560.25 / p25 610.5 / median 624.4 / p75 663.57 / max 776.57 USD; n=109.

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Methodology and exclusions

US$6,176.47 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: October 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United States. Payer context: Public tariff. OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee. Source code: 47562.

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What the public health system pays (official tariff)

$6,176.47 USD (single published tariff, n=1)What US Medicare pays the hospital (outpatient facility only)Hospital outpatient facility fee only — excludes the surgeon’s professional fee · Schedule: 2026-10Source: US Medicare (CMS OPPS)
$624.4 USD median (typical range p25–p75: 610.5–663.57 USD across 109 observations)What US Medicare pays the doctor (surgeon fee only)Doctor’s professional fee only — excludes hospital room, anaesthesia, and implant · Schedule: 2026-01Source: US Medicare (CMS Physician Fee Schedule)
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Public hospital / intervention tariff; check scopepublished amount: 215,000 JPY · 1 price series · n=1 observations

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What price has been published? (47562; 2026-01)

US$624.4 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded. Scope: PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=109. Source: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/pfrev26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip.

What price has been published? (47562; 2026-10)

US$6,176.47 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded. Scope: OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/October-2026-OPPS-Addendum-B.zip.

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@misc{carefare_health_index__index_lap_cholecystectomy_united_states,
  author = {{CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC)}},
  title = {CareFare Global Health Index: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — United States: What it costs and how long people wait},
  publisher = {CareFare Global Health Index},
  version = {1},
  date = {2026-10-14},
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