Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Cherokee Medical Center
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $4,454 (about 1.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Cherokee Medical Center charges insurers about $3,554 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Gaffney, SC.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $16,818 | 460% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,926 - $7,934 | 53% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,521 | 96% |
| Cignamajor | $3,622 - $19,838 | 99% |
| Devoted Health | $3,487 | 95% |
| Health Net | $18,667 | 510% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $3,554 |
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Other Procedures at Cherokee 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
- MUSC Medical Center · Charleston $2,872
- Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital · Spartanburg $3,093
- MUSC Health Marion Medical Center · Mullins $3,166
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.