CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Carson Valley Health

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,157

about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $583–$1,973

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,155

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $1,157 This hospital $1,155 Cash price $5,600 Hospital's list price $8,000

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How this hospital compares to other NV hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NV hospitals compared.

Cheapest $645 Priciest $3,900

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NV 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 $1,157 (about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Carson Valley Health charges insurers about $1,155, or about $5,600 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Gardnerville, NV.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$2,160 - $6,629	59%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,155 - $6,720	32%
Aetnamajor	$2,160 - $7,040	59%
Cignamajor	$7,200	197%
Humanamajor	$2,160	59%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$1,155 - $6,800

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 5,600), 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 Carson Valley Health 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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