CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Jfk University Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,463

about 1.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $4,020–$5,655

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,910

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $553 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $4,463 This hospital $3,910 Cash price $3,719 Hospital's list price $8,690

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other NJ hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $860 Priciest $3,926

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $4,463 (about 1.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Jfk University Medical Center charges insurers about $3,910, or about $3,719 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Edison, NJ.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$1,494 - $15,496	41%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,910	107%
Aetnamajor	$1,399 - $10,692	38%
Cignamajor	$7,864	215%
Amerigroup	$2,277 - $3,910	62%
AmeriHealth	$8,221	225%
Clover Health	$1,564	43%
WellCare	$3,529 - $3,910	96%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$405 - $12,418

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 (about 3,719), 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 Jfk University Medical Center 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 Jfk University Medical Center

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