CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Mercy Hospital Ozark

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$698

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $431–$2,707

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$511

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $187 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $698 This hospital $511 Cash price $1,013 Hospital's list price $1,559

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other AR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $443 Priciest $2,127

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $698 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Ozark charges insurers about $511, or about $1,013 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ozark, AR.

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	$443 - $511	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$443 - $1,403	12%
Aetnamajor	$511 - $1,013	14%
Cignamajor	$511 - $1,325	14%
Humanamajor	$459 - $1,325	13%
Ambetter (Centene)	$825	23%
HealthLink	$1,325	36%
Independent Health	$511	14%
+ 36 smaller / regional plans	$443 - $7,058

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

Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 1,013), 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 Mercy Hospital Ozark 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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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Ozark

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other AR hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.