CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Teton Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$517

about 0.1× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $229–$1,045

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$741

Above the fair price

about $224 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $517 This hospital $741 Cash price $946 Hospital's list price $1,182

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other ID hospitals

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

Cheapest $464 Priciest $2,048

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $517 (about 0.1× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Teton Valley Hospital charges insurers about $741, or about $946 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Driggs, ID.

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 $517. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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	$458	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$400 - $2,670	11%
Cignamajor	$686 - $778	19%
Humanamajor	$458	13%
Moda Health	$801	22%
SelectHealth	$920	25%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$572 - $1,396

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

Excludes 3 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 946), 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 Teton Valley 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.

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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Teton Valley Hospital

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