Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Merit Health Wesley
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other MS hospitals charge less.
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 $3,271 (about 0.9× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Merit Health Wesley charges insurers about $3,207, or about $7,706 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hattiesburg, 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 | $2,612 - $4,110 | 71% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5,931 | 162% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,223 - $15,303 | 88% |
| Cignamajor | $9,504 | 260% |
| Humanamajor | $3,129 | 86% |
| CareSource | $2,743 | 75% |
| Devoted Health | $3,191 | 87% |
| Molina | $2,904 - $5,406 | 79% |
| WellCare | $3,243 | 89% |
| + 16 smaller / regional plans | $2,689 - $29,358 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Wesley
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
- Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $3,304
- Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $3,353
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.