Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Kern Valley Healthcare District
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other CA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $551 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Kern Valley Healthcare District charges insurers about $467, or about $503 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lake Isabella, CA.
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
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 | $449 | 12% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $481 | 13% |
| Aetnamajor | $425 | 12% |
| Cignamajor | $620 | 17% |
| Humanamajor | $503 | 14% |
| Health Net | $344 - $503 | 9% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $453 |
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Other Procedures at Kern Valley Healthcare District
Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other CA hospitals
- Coalinga Regional Medical Center · Coalinga $434
- Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr · San Diego $493
- Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital · Hollister $493
- Adventist Health Reedley · Reedley $498
- Kern Medical Center · Bakersfield $516
- Adventist Health White Memorial · Los Angeles $529
- Adventist Health Tulare · Tulare $585
- Adventist Health Lodi Memorial · Lodi $593
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.