CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Centrastate Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,117

about 1.1× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $3,214–$5,256

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,926

About the fair price

about $191 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $4,117 This hospital $3,926 Cash price $4,942 Hospital's list price $12,394

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

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 $4,117 (about 1.1× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Centrastate Medical Center charges insurers about $3,926, or about $4,942 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Freehold, NJ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,906	107%
Aetnamajor	$3,906 - $5,469	107%
Cignamajor	$3,906	107%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,906	107%
AmeriHealth	$3,906 - $7,075	107%
Health Net	$8,983	246%
UPMC Health Plan	$3,906	107%
WellCare	$3,906	107%
+ 26 smaller / regional plans	$1,036 - $12,000

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 4,942), 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 Centrastate 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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