CMS Price Transparency Data
Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$902
about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $344–$3,730
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $902 Cash price $1,952 Hospital's list price $3,828
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 | $277 - $3,042 | 8% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $280 - $2,760 | 8% |
| Aetnamajor | $263 - $3,828 | 7% |
| Cignamajor | $2,603 - $3,062 | 71% |
| Humanamajor | $276 - $368 | 8% |
| AmeriHealth | $288 - $339 | 8% |
| CareSource | $280 - $1,914 | 8% |
| Medical Mutual | $2,050 - $3,483 | 56% |
| Molina | $293 - $345 | 8% |
| WellCare | $276 - $368 | 8% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $307 - $3,828 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Cincinnati Children's Hospital 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.