CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$826

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $691–$3,049

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$772

About the fair price

about $54 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $826 This hospital $772 Cash price $805 Hospital's list price $1,677

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other OR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $418 Priciest $3,045

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $826 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $772, or about $805 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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	$487 - $1,036	13%
Aetnamajor	$925 - $941	25%
Cignamajor	$816	22%
Humanamajor	$502	14%
Amerigroup	$1,677	46%
Devoted Health	$526	14%
Health Net	$497 - $728	14%
Moda Health	$502 - $1,049	14%
Molina	$487 - $872	13%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$487 - $1,677

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 805), 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 Mid-Columbia 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.

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Other Procedures at Mid-Columbia Medical Center

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other OR hospitals

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