Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Lincolnhealth
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 ME hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 ME hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $917 (about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Lincolnhealth charges insurers about $924 — about the fair price. Located in Damariscotta, ME.
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
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 | $548 - $972 | 15% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $548 - $21,107 | 15% |
| Aetnamajor | $500 - $1,033 | 14% |
| Humanamajor | $575 | 16% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $1,016 | 28% |
| WellCare | $570 | 16% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $1,080 |
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Other Procedures at Lincolnhealth
Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other ME hospitals
- Millinocket Regional Hospital · Millinocket $532
- Houlton Regional Hospital · Houlton $543
- York Hospital · York $653
- Penobscot Valley Hospital · Lincoln $674
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $924
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $948
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $1,012
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $1,014
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.