CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$666

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $481–$1,919

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$498

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $168 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $666 This hospital $498

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

Highest price of the 9 NC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $375 Priciest $498

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $666 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health charges insurers about $498 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Charlotte, NC.

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	$372 - $3,716	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$480	13%
Aetnamajor	$496 - $3,653	14%
Cignamajor	$480 - $3,706	13%
Humanamajor	$489 - $3,600	13%
AmeriHealth	$372	10%
Molina	$1,432	39%
WellCare	$372	10%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$368 - $4,411

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 Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health 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 Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health

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