CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Highline Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,628

about 1.8× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $4,612–$9,412

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,242

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,386 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $6,628 This hospital $4,242 Cash price $23,481 Hospital's list price $39,135

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $413 Priciest $4,242

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $6,628 (about 1.8× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Highline Medical Center charges insurers about $4,242, or about $23,481 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Burien, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$3,478 - $15,840	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,046 - $10,490	111%
Aetnamajor	$3,478 - $16,105	95%
Cignamajor	$8,016	219%
Humanamajor	$3,478 - $4,203	95%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$3,928	107%
Amerigroup	$4,282	117%
CareSource	$3,548	97%
Molina	$4,242 - $7,542	116%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$3,928 - $11,449

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 23,481), 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 Highline 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 Highline Medical Center

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other WA hospitals

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