CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Valley County Health System

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$537

about 0.1× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $455–$1,538

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $537 Cash price $455 Hospital's list price $506

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$451 - $617	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$451 - $908	12%
Aetnamajor	$474	13%
Humanamajor	$460	13%
Medica	$451 - $914	12%
Molina	$623 - $635	17%
WellCare	$465	13%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$465 - $617

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 455), 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 Valley County 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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