CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Pinnacle Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,502

about 1.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $2,176–$6,553

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,049

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,453 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $3,502 This hospital $2,049 Hospital's list price $33,652

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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 $2,049

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 $3,502 (about 1.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Pinnacle Hospital charges insurers about $2,049 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Crown Point, IN.

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	$655 - $3,658	18%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$655 - $6,510	18%
Aetnamajor	$1,391 - $3,658	38%
Cignamajor	$798	22%
CareSource	$6,365	174%

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, 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 Pinnacle 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 Pinnacle Hospital

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