CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$1,281

about 0.4× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $469–$4,440

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$417

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $864 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $1,281 This hospital $417 Cash price $799 Hospital's list price $888

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 KS hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $417 Priciest $468

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 $1,281 (about 0.4× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems charges insurers about $417, or about $799 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Beloit, 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	$377 - $983	10%
Aetnamajor	$626 - $876	17%

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 799), 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 Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems 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 Mitchell County Hospital Health Systems

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other KS hospitals

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