Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Cherry County Hospital
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NE hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NE 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 $598 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Cherry County Hospital charges insurers about $617, or about $2,110 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Valentine, NE.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 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 | $1,007 | 28% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $682 | 19% |
| Molina | $474 - $617 | 13% |
| Oscar Health | $903 | 25% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $903 - $2,047 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Cherry County Hospital
Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other NE hospitals
- Fillmore County Hospital · Geneva $455
- Memorial Health Care Systems · Seward $461
- Howard County Medical Center · St Paul $468
- St Francis Memorial Hospital · West Point $535
- Phelps Memorial Health Center · Holdrege $542
- Memorial Community Hospital & Health System · Blair $605
- Tri Valley Health System · Cambridge $617
- Mary Lanning Healthcare · Hastings $706
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.