CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Story County Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,114

about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $474–$2,848

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$464

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $650 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $1,114 This hospital $464 Cash price $1,228 Hospital's list price $1,535

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 IA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $451 Priciest $576

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $1,114 (about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Story County Hospital charges insurers about $464, or about $1,228 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Nevada, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$464	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$464	13%
Aetnamajor	$464	13%
HealthPartners	$464	13%

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 1,228), 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 Story County Hospital 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 Story County Hospital

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