CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,555

about 1.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $2,699–$6,679

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,513

About the fair price

about $42 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $3,555 This hospital $3,513 Cash price $6,650 Hospital's list price $22,939

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $482 Priciest $3,513

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 $3,555 (about 1.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $3,513, or about $6,650 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lancaster, 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

✓ 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	$3,513 - $14,360	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,986 - $15,355	82%
Aetnamajor	$3,548 - $13,784	97%
Cignamajor	$14,073	385%
Humanamajor	$3,548	97%
AmeriHealth	$2,986 - $3,513	82%
Cigna HealthSpring	$3,548	97%
Geisinger	$3,162 - $15,287	86%
HealthPartners	$3,267 - $3,584	89%
UPMC Health Plan	$3,584 - $16,947	98%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$3,285 - $4,392

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 6,650), 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 Penn State Health Lancaster 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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