CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Labette Health

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,276

about 0.6× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $1,121–$4,062

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$585

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,691 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $2,276 This hospital $585 Cash price $785 Hospital's list price $1,122

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $417 Priciest $585

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $2,276 (about 0.6× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Labette Health charges insurers about $585, or about $785 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Parsons, KS.

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✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$452 - $3,264	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,264 - $4,120	89%
Aetnamajor	$444	12%
Humanamajor	$3,264	89%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,122	31%
HealthPartners	$1,010	28%
WellCare	$3,264	89%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$482 - $5,973

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 2 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 785), 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 Labette 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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