CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,537

about 1.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $2,173–$4,325

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,035

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $502 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $3,537 This hospital $3,035 Cash price $1,923 Hospital's list price $5,495

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $498 Priciest $3,035

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $3,537 (about 1.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $3,035, or about $1,923 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Houston, TX.

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	$928 - $7,807	25%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,473 - $2,912	68%
Aetnamajor	$1,849 - $5,771	51%
Cignamajor	$5,137 - $5,962	140%
Humanamajor	$2,660 - $4,121	73%
Ambetter (Centene)	$761 - $3,493	21%
Health Net	$883 - $4,671	24%
Oscar Health	$665 - $3,278	18%

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 1,923), 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 Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital 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 Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital

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