CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$687

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $503–$3,104

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$387

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $300 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $687 This hospital $387 Cash price $1,352 Hospital's list price $1,803

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $387 Priciest $531

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IL 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 $687 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations charges insurers about $387, or about $1,352 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Eldorado, IL.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$387 - $949	11%
Aetnamajor	$387 - $733	11%
Cignamajor	$594	16%
Meridian	$387	11%
Molina	$387	11%

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 1,352), 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 Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations 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 Ferrell Hospital Community Foundations

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other IL hospitals

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