CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: The Women's Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$733

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $654–$1,768

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$739

About the fair price

about $6 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $733 This hospital $739 Cash price $616 Hospital's list price $1,761

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $460 Priciest $739

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $733 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). The Women's Hospital charges insurers about $739, or about $616 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Newburgh, IN.

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	$350 - $8,847	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$387 - $11,295	11%
Aetnamajor	$350 - $1,177	10%
Cignamajor	$1,177	32%
Humanamajor	$350 - $3,084	10%
Ambetter (Centene)	$537 - $4,780	15%
CareSource	$467 - $4,626	13%
HealthLink	$1,177	32%
Meridian	$387 - $3,084	11%
Molina	$350 - $3,084	10%
WellCare	$350 - $3,084	10%
+ 17 smaller / regional plans	$467 - $5,088

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 616), 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 The Women'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.

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Other Procedures at The Women's Hospital

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