CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,252

about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $748–$2,401

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$762

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $490 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $1,252 This hospital $762 Cash price $980 Hospital's list price $3,265

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $387 Priciest $762

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $1,252 (about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate). University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics charges insurers about $762, or about $980 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Chicago, IL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$587 - $930	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$544 - $902	15%
Aetnamajor	$555 - $949	15%
Cignamajor	$938	26%
Health Net	$646	18%
HealthLink	$922	25%
HealthPartners	$762	21%
Meridian	$902	25%
Molina	$470 - $902	13%
WellCare	$617	17%
+ 31 smaller / regional plans	$587 - $2,058

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 980), 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 University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics 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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