CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Optim Medical Center - Tattnall

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$2,619

about 0.7× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $653–$6,938

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,330

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,289 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $2,619 This hospital $1,330 Cash price $17,443 Hospital's list price $17,443

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $375 Priciest $1,330

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 GA 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 $2,619 (about 0.7× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Optim Medical Center - Tattnall charges insurers about $1,330, or about $17,443 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Reidsville, GA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
No insurance-company prices are published for this procedure.
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$1,330

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 17,443), 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 Optim Medical Center - Tattnall 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 Optim Medical Center - Tattnall

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