CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Parkland Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,166

about 1.7× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $3,752–$7,662

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$7,265

Above the fair price

about $1,099 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $6,166 This hospital $7,265

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

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

Cheapest $593 Priciest $7,265

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $6,166 (about 1.7× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Parkland Medical Center charges insurers about $7,265 — above the fair price. Located in Derry, NH.

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 $6,166. 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.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareAetnaHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,302 - $6,104	90%
Cignamajor	$19,594 - $23,617	536%
Tufts Health Plan	$8,425	230%

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, 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 Parkland Medical Center 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 Parkland Medical Center

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other NH hospitals

New London Hospital · New London $593
Weeks Medical Center · Lancaster $622
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $1,704
Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $2,086
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $3,126
Frisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester $3,851
Elliot Hospital · Manchester $4,597
Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $4,936

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