CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Western Arizona Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,273

about 0.9× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $1,002–$4,905

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,228

Above the fair price

about $955 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $3,273 This hospital $4,228 Cash price $9,743 Hospital's list price $81,189

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AZ hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $481 Priciest $4,228

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $3,273 (about 0.9× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Western Arizona Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $4,228, or about $9,743 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Bullhead City, AZ.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $3,273. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$10,230 - $57,076	280%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,643 - $16,238	100%
Aetnamajor	$4,228 - $50,093	116%
Cignamajor	$35,074	959%
Humanamajor	$4,026	110%
Banner Health	$4,228	116%
Devoted Health	$4,228	116%
Health Net	$4,147	113%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$3,143 - $40,594

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 9,743), 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 Western Arizona Regional Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Your coinsurance (%)

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