Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Merit Health River Region
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $3,418 (about 0.9× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Merit Health River Region charges insurers about $3,435, or about $10,012 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vicksburg, MS.
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
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 | $2,689 - $8,482 | 74% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5,931 | 162% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,452 - $22,248 | 94% |
| Cignamajor | $22,971 - $38,934 | 628% |
| Humanamajor | $8,482 | 232% |
| CareSource | $2,743 | 75% |
| Devoted Health | $3,418 | 93% |
| HealthPartners | $41,715 | 1140% |
| Molina | $2,904 - $5,290 | 79% |
| WellCare | $3,474 | 95% |
| + 19 smaller / regional plans | $2,689 - $41,715 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health River Region
Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other MS hospitals
- Wayne General Hospital · Waynesboro $465
- Highland Hills Medical Center · Senatobia $518
- North Sunflower Medical Center Cah · Ruleville $674
- Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $855
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $1,002
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $3,175
- Merit Health Wesley · Hattiesburg $3,207
- Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $3,304
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.