Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Saint Vincent Hospital
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
On the higher side — 7 of 8 other PA hospitals charge less.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $600 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Saint Vincent Hospital charges insurers about $561, or about $267 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Erie, PA.
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
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 | $92 - $103,707 | 3% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $88 - $6,051 | 2% |
| Aetnamajor | $70 - $7,817 | 2% |
| Cignamajor | $837 - $8,192 | 23% |
| Humanamajor | $4,070 | 111% |
| AmeriHealth | $67 - $4,031 | 2% |
| Geisinger | $92 - $1,290 | 3% |
| Medical Mutual | $8,192 | 224% |
| Molina | $4,185 | 114% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $53 - $3,839 |
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Other Procedures at Saint Vincent Hospital
Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other PA hospitals
- Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber $482
- Magee Memorial Hospital for Convalescents · Philadelphia $512
- Jefferson Hospital · Jefferson Hills $524
- Grove City Medical Center · Grove City $524
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $528
- Allegheny General Hospital · Pittsburgh $528
- Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $528
- Forbes Hospital · Monroeville $564
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.