CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Tri Valley Health System

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$598

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $448–$1,660

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$617

About the fair price

about $19 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $598 This hospital $617 Cash price $2,621 Hospital's list price $2,913

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NE hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $455 Priciest $706

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NE 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 $598 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Tri Valley Health System charges insurers about $617, or about $2,621 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cambridge, NE.

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	$605 - $2,741	17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$452 - $2,712	12%
Aetnamajor	$474 - $2,798	13%
Humanamajor	$452 - $1,256	12%
Amerigroup	$617 - $1,398	17%
Medica	$452 - $2,570	12%
Molina	$605 - $1,370	17%
WellCare	$465 - $1,256	13%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$474 - $1,370

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 2,621), 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 Tri Valley Health System 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 Tri Valley Health System

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other NE hospitals

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