CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$554

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $281–$1,613

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$560

About the fair price

about $6 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $554 This hospital $560 Hospital's list price $1,760

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MI hospitals compared.

Cheapest $484 Priciest $571

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $554 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center charges insurers about $560 — about the fair price. Located in Wyandotte, MI.

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	$560 - $3,458	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$560 - $6,540	15%
Aetnamajor	$300 - $3,803	8%
Cignamajor	$771	21%
Humanamajor	$448 - $3,527	12%
AmeriHealth	$340 - $3,389	9%
CareSource	$340 - $3,458	9%
Meridian	$300 - $4,238	8%
Molina	$353 - $4,668	10%
Priority Health	$300 - $4,843	8%
WellCare	$560 - $3,492	15%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$300 - $7,953

Excludes 2 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, 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 Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center 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 Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other MI hospitals

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