CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Livingston Healthcare

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$823
about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $651–$2,300
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$832
About the fair price
about $9 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $823 This hospital $832 Cash price $1,624 Hospital's list price $1,709

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How this hospital compares to other MT hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other MT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $760 Priciest $3,804

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $823 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Livingston Healthcare charges insurers about $832, or about $1,624 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Livingston, MT.

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 $584 - $1,624 16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $584 - $832 16%
Aetnamajor $1,658 45%
Humanamajor $584 16%
PacificSource $584 - $910 16%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $858 - $1,675
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 320 Alpenglow Lane, Livingston, MT 59047
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Physician
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals