Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: S E Lackey Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.
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 $1,218 (about 0.3× the $3,658 Medicare rate). S E Lackey Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $1,002, or about $1,183 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Forest, MS.
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 | $395 - $5,504 | 11% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $100 - $6,282 | 3% |
| Aetnamajor | $500 | 14% |
| Cignamajor | $1,502 | 41% |
| HealthPartners | $6,091 | 167% |
| WellCare | $465 - $3,082 | 13% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $465 - $5,871 |
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Other Procedures at S E Lackey Memorial Hospital
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
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $3,175
- Merit Health Wesley · Hattiesburg $3,207
- Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $3,304
- Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $3,353
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.