CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,354

about 2.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $4,407–$8,259

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$7,281

About the fair price

about $73 under the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $7,354 This hospital $7,281 Cash price $8,385 Hospital's list price $11,979

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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 $7,281

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 $7,354 (about 2.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. charges insurers about $7,281, or about $8,385 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Spokane, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$4,189 - $13,236	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,309 - $8,980	118%
Aetnamajor	$4,109 - $20,964	112%
Cignamajor	$4,788 - $11,397	131%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$3,990 - $10,058	109%
Molina	$6,743	184%
Providence Health Plan	$10,154	278%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$4,389 - $9,639

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 8,385), 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 Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. 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 Prov Sacred Hrt Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.

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