CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,931

about 2.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $5,080–$9,589

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$7,670

About the fair price

about $261 under the fair price · 2.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $7,931 This hospital $7,670

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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 $7,670

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

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $7,931 (about 2.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill charges insurers about $7,670 — about the fair price. Located in Seattle, 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	$4,353 - $17,586	119%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,478 - $12,361	122%
Aetnamajor	$4,270 - $14,809	117%
Cignamajor	$4,975 - $7,277	136%
Humanamajor	$4,395	120%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$4,146 - $6,219	113%
Amerigroup	$4,561	125%
Providence Health Plan	$9,702	265%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$6,634 - $15,205

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, 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 Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill 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 Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill

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