CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,518

about 1.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $3,101–$5,849

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,646

Well above the fair price

about $3,128 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $3,518 This hospital $6,646 Cash price $7,503 Hospital's list price $10,421

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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 $6,646

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 $3,518 (about 1.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate). HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital charges insurers about $6,646, or about $7,503 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in O Fallon, IL.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $3,518. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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	$3,940 - $10,421	108%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,940 - $10,421	108%
Aetnamajor	$3,940 - $7,337	108%
Cignamajor	$8,233 - $10,421	225%
Humanamajor	$3,940 - $6,646	108%
HealthLink	$8,285 - $10,421	226%
HealthPartners	$3,940 - $6,646	108%
Meridian	$3,361 - $5,042	92%
Molina	$3,208 - $6,956	88%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans	$2,918 - $10,421

Excludes 5 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 7,503), 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 HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at HSHS St Elizabeth's Hospital

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