CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Breckinridge Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$591

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $420–$2,044

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$482

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $109 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $591 This hospital $482 Cash price $837 Hospital's list price $1,673

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other KY hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $476 Priciest $586

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $591 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Breckinridge Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $482, or about $837 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hardinsburg, KY.

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	$482	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$482 - $1,673	13%
Aetnamajor	$482 - $1,673	13%
Ambetter (Centene)	$482	13%
CareSource	$482	13%
Molina	$482	13%
WellCare	$482 - $1,673	13%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$482

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 837), 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 Breckinridge Memorial 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 Breckinridge Memorial Hospital

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other KY hospitals

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