CMS Price Transparency Data
Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Thayer County Health Services
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$1,272
about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $577–$3,187
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $1,272 Cash price $919 Hospital's list price $1,149
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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $793 | 22% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,092 - $1,149 | 30% |
| Medica | $7,200 | 197% |
| Molina | $793 | 22% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Thayer County Health Services
Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other NE hospitals
- Fillmore County Hospital · Geneva $455
- Memorial Health Care Systems · Seward $461
- Howard County Medical Center · St Paul $468
- St Francis Memorial Hospital · West Point $535
- Phelps Memorial Health Center · Holdrege $542
- Memorial Community Hospital & Health System · Blair $605
- Cherry County Hospital · Valentine $617
- Tri Valley Health System · Cambridge $617
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.