CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Hamilton Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$549

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $491–$1,938

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$531

About the fair price

about $18 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $549 This hospital $531 Cash price $975 Hospital's list price $1,084

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

A typical price — 0 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 IL hospitals compared.

Cheapest $387 Priciest $531

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 $549 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Hamilton Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $531, or about $975 in cash — about the fair price. Located in McLeansboro, 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$531	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$377 - $531	10%
Aetnamajor	$377 - $531	10%
Meridian	$377	10%
WellCare	$531	15%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$531 - $1,062

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 4 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 975), 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 Hamilton Memorial 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.

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