Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: MUSC Medical Center
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 SC hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $3,147 (about 0.9× the $3,658 Medicare rate). MUSC Medical Center charges insurers about $2,872, or about $5,643 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Charleston, SC.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,144 - $3,083 | 31% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,330 | 91% |
| Clover Health | $3,397 | 93% |
| Molina | $3,663 | 100% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $3,580 |
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Other Procedures at MUSC Medical Center
Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other SC hospitals
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $498
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $582
- Anmed Health · Anderson $645
- Aiken Regional Medical Center · Aiken $1,339
- Piedmont Medical Center · Rock Hill $2,793
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital · Spartanburg $3,093
- MUSC Health Marion Medical Center · Mullins $3,166
- MUSC Health Florence Medical Center · Florence $3,343
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.