Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Merit Health River Oaks
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.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $3,877 (about 1.1× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Merit Health River Oaks charges insurers about $4,041, or about $16,208 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Flowood, 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 - $24,041 | 74% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6,459 | 177% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,276 - $63,030 | 90% |
| Cignamajor | $17,918 | 490% |
| Humanamajor | $3,181 | 87% |
| CareSource | $2,743 | 75% |
| Devoted Health | $3,244 | 89% |
| Molina | $2,904 - $5,002 | 79% |
| WellCare | $3,297 | 90% |
| + 26 smaller / regional plans | $2,716 - $81,038 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health River Oaks
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.