CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Conway Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$2,635

about 0.7× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $577–$6,178

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$498

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,137 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $2,635 This hospital $498 Cash price $742 Hospital's list price $742

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $498 Priciest $3,343

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 $2,635 (about 0.7× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Conway Medical Center charges insurers about $498, or about $742 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Conway, SC.

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	$487 - $3,289	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$199 - $9,550	5%
Aetnamajor	$88 - $3,289	2%
Cignamajor	$520	14%
Humanamajor	$487 - $3,289	13%
Clover Health	$487 - $3,289	13%
Devoted Health	$487 - $3,289	13%
Molina	$487 - $3,289	13%
SelectHealth	$487 - $3,289	13%
WellCare	$487 - $3,289	13%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$78 - $7,361

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 742), 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 Conway 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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Other Procedures at Conway Medical Center

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other SC hospitals

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
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center · Florence $3,343

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.