CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Winnmed

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$602

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $464–$1,679

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$560

About the fair price

about $42 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $602 This hospital $560 Cash price $2,003 Hospital's list price $2,861

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other IA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $451 Priciest $576

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA 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 $602 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Winnmed charges insurers about $560, or about $2,003 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Decorah, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$539	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$896 - $1,174	24%
HealthPartners	$481	13%
Medica	$560	15%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$2,718

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 2,003), 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 Winnmed 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 Winnmed

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other IA hospitals

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