CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: University of Arkansas Medical Sciences

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,260

about 0.9× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $3,107–$4,389

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $3,260 Cash price $3,051 Hospital's list price $5,085

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What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$3,448 - $5,846	94%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,448 - $5,846	94%
Aetnamajor	$3,381 - $5,733	92%
Cignamajor	$2,025 - $5,903	55%
Humanamajor	$3,448 - $5,846	94%
Ambetter (Centene)	$4,921 - $8,344	135%
Devoted Health	$3,515 - $5,960	96%
WellCare	$3,415 - $5,790	93%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$3,381 - $15,950

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 3,051), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 49505.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Arkansas Medical Sciences is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 49505.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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