Inguinal hernia repair
Facility: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 WI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $3,696 (about 1.0× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center charges insurers about $3,312 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in La Crosse, WI.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $1,576 - $3,496 | 43% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,576 - $11,611 | 43% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,496 | 96% |
| Amerigroup | $3,312 - $3,496 | 91% |
| HealthPartners | $3,296 | 90% |
| Molina | $3,312 | 91% |
| UCare | $3,296 - $3,670 | 90% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $1,576 - $3,496 |
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Other Procedures at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center
Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other WI hospitals
- Tomah Memorial Hospital · Tomah $453
- Richland Hospital · Richland Center $521
- Ascension Ne Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus · Appleton $530
- Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · Darlington $536
- Stoughton Hospital · Stoughton $565
- Grant Regional Health Center · Lancaster $725
- Upland Hills Health · Dodgeville $1,004
- Unitypoint Health - Meriter · Madison $1,546
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.