CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: AHS Hospital Corp

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,898

about 1.1× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $3,649–$5,220

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,895

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $3,898 This hospital $3,895 Cash price $4,435 Hospital's list price $20,683

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 2 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

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 $3,898 (about 1.1× the $3,658 Medicare rate). AHS Hospital Corp charges insurers about $3,895, or about $4,435 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Hackettstown, 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	$3,856	105%
Aetnamajor	$3,856 - $5,399	105%
Cignamajor	$3,856	105%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,856	105%
AmeriHealth	$3,856 - $7,075	105%
Health Net	$8,983	246%
UPMC Health Plan	$3,856	105%
WellCare	$3,856	105%
+ 24 smaller / regional plans	$1,063 - $8,983

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 4,435), 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 AHS Hospital Corp 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 AHS Hospital Corp

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other NJ hospitals

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