CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Akron General Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,236

about 0.6× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $1,268–$4,357

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,304

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $932 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $2,236 This hospital $1,304 Cash price $1,273 Hospital's list price $1,958

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $623 Priciest $1,304

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $2,236 (about 0.6× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Akron General Medical Center charges insurers about $1,304, or about $1,273 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Akron, OH.

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	$298 - $7,821	8%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$500 - $8,515	14%
Aetnamajor	$500 - $3,261	14%
Cignamajor	$716 - $3,359	20%
Humanamajor	$500 - $3,261	14%
AmeriHealth	$345 - $2,221	9%
CareSource	$329 - $2,019	9%
Molina	$345 - $2,120	9%
Oscar Health	$280 - $765	8%
UniCare	$526	14%
UPMC Health Plan	$2,992	82%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$314 - $3,587

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 1,273), 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 Akron General 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 Akron General Medical Center

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other OH hospitals

Southern Ohio Medical Center · Portsmouth $623
Fisher-Titus Hospital · Norwalk $661
Union Hospital · Dover $723
Genesis Hospital · Zanesville $743
Southwest General Health Center · Middleburg Heights $843
Mercy Medical Center · Canton $932
Galion Community Hospital · Galion $1,011
Henry County Hospital, Inc · Napoleon $1,251

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