CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Boulder Community Health

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,756

about 0.5× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $613–$5,976

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,024

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $732 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $1,756 This hospital $1,024 Cash price $519 Hospital's list price $1,038

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How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $506 Priciest $1,024

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $1,756 (about 0.5× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Boulder Community Health charges insurers about $1,024, or about $519 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Boulder, CO.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$517 - $3,644	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$517 - $13,401	14%
Aetnamajor	$395 - $3,547	11%
Cignamajor	$830 - $7,204	23%
Humanamajor	$517 - $3,547	14%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$796 - $8,310	22%
Devoted Health	$415 - $3,547	11%
SelectHealth	$394 - $8,264	11%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$431 - $3,653

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 11 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 519), 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 Boulder Community Health 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 Boulder Community Health

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other CO hospitals

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