CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: North Country Hospital and Health Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$621
about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $480–$1,998
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$651
About the fair price
about $30 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $621 This hospital $651 Cash price $1,427 Hospital's list price $1,784

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How this hospital compares to other VT hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 VT hospitals compared.

Cheapest $472 Priciest $1,158

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $621 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). North Country Hospital and Health Center charges insurers about $651, or about $1,427 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newport, VT.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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 $624 17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $476 - $671 13%
Cignamajor $758 - $892 21%
Harvard Pilgrim $592 16%
MVP Health Care $631 - $793 17%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 189 Prouty Drive, Newport, VT 05855
  • CMS Rating: ★☆☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals