CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Tippah County Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$985

about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $384–$4,218

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,253

Well above the fair price

about $3,268 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $985 This hospital $4,253 Cash price $14,000 Hospital's list price $14,000

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

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

Cheapest $465 Priciest $4,253

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $985 (about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Tippah County Hospital charges insurers about $4,253, or about $14,000 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Ripley, MS.

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 $985. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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	$11,550	316%
Aetnamajor	$4,253	116%
Humanamajor	$4,296	117%
Molina	$2,563 - $4,340	70%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$2,563

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 14,000), 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 Tippah County 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 Tippah County Hospital

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other MS hospitals

Wayne General Hospital · Waynesboro $465
Highland Hills Medical Center · Senatobia $518
North Sunflower Medical Center Cah · Ruleville $674
Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $855
S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $1,002
Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $3,175
Merit Health Wesley · Hattiesburg $3,207
Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $3,304

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