CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: St Lukes Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$1,918

about 0.5× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $1,493–$2,511

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,596

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $322 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $1,918 This hospital $1,596 Cash price $1,916 Hospital's list price $2,396

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $451 Priciest $1,596

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $1,918 (about 0.5× the $3,658 Medicare rate). St Lukes Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $1,596, or about $1,916 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Sioux City, IA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$487 - $9,419	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$473 - $3,508	13%
Aetnamajor	$464 - $8,628	13%
Cignamajor	$1,234	34%
Humanamajor	$487 - $3,611	13%
Amerigroup	$3,125	85%
HealthPartners	$962 - $5,269	26%
Molina	$473 - $3,508	13%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$415 - $3,611

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 1,916), 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 St Lukes Regional 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 St Lukes Regional Medical Center

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other IA hospitals

Waverly Health Center · Waverly $451
Mahaska Health Partnership · Oskaloosa $451
Guthrie County Hospital · Guthrie Center $456
Virginia Gay Hospital · Vinton $456
Story County Hospital · Nevada $464
Cass County Memorial Hospital · Atlantic $497
Clarke County Hospital · Osceola $533
Winnmed · Decorah $560

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