CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Clay County Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,220

about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $444–$4,427

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$469

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $751 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $1,220 This hospital $469 Cash price $1,011 Hospital's list price $1,011

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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 $469

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 $1,220 (about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Clay County Medical Center charges insurers about $469, or about $1,011 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Clay Center, KS.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$531 - $960	15%
Aetnamajor	$940	26%
HealthPartners	$75 - $960	2%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$940

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 1,011), 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 Clay County 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.

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Other Procedures at Clay County Medical Center

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