CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Glens Falls Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$698

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $564–$2,841

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$570

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $128 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $698 This hospital $570 Cash price $2,000 Hospital's list price $4,000

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $491 Priciest $570

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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 $698 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Glens Falls Hospital charges insurers about $570, or about $2,000 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Glens Falls, NY.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$366 - $6,054	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$442 - $6,259	12%
Aetnamajor	$488 - $4,218	13%
Cignamajor	$725 - $877	20%
CDPHP	$332 - $6,880	9%
Fidelis Care	$488 - $5,598	13%
MagnaCare	$3,919	107%
MVP Health Care	$464 - $6,244	13%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$415 - $4,180

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 2,000), 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 Glens Falls Hospital 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 Glens Falls Hospital

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