Inguinal hernia repair, patient over 5 years old at Med City Spine Hospital

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible

DALLAS, TX

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Med City Spine Hospital’s median price of $6.2k is 60% above the median hospital's median price ($3.9k), higher than 79% of the 2,152 hospitals reporting CPT 49505. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 49505 at Med City Spine Hospital

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 12 payers, 43 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	UnitedHealthcare chip fee schedule · outpatient	$1,152	$1,152	$1,152 – $1,152
2	UnitedHealthcare star fee schedule · outpatient	$1,152	$1,152	$1,152 – $1,152
3	UnitedHealthcare starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$1,152	$1,152	$1,152 – $1,152
4	UnitedHealthcare starperinate fee schedule · outpatient	$1,152	$1,152	$1,152 – $1,152
5	UnitedHealthcare starplus fee schedule · outpatient	$1,152	$1,152	$1,152 – $1,152
6	Cigna Healthspring mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$1,209	$1,209	$1,209 – $1,209
7	Molina chip fee schedule · outpatient	$1,278	$1,278	$1,267 – $1,290
8	Molina mcdstar fee schedule · outpatient	$1,278	$1,278	$1,267 – $1,290
9	Molina star+plus fee schedule · outpatient	$1,278	$1,278	$1,267 – $1,290
10	Molina starkids fee schedule · outpatient	$1,278	$1,278	$1,267 – $1,290
11	Aetna Better Health chip fee schedule · outpatient	$1,382	$1,382	$1,382 – $1,382
12	Aetna Better Health mcd fee schedule · outpatient	$1,382	$1,382	$1,382 – $1,382
13	Humana mgmcd fee schedule · outpatient	$1,439	$1,439	$1,439 – $1,439
14	Superior Healthplan chip case rate · outpatient	$2,369	$2,369	$2,369 – $2,369
15	Superior Healthplan mcdstar case rate · outpatient	$2,369	$2,369	$2,369 – $2,369
16	Superior Healthplan starhealth case rate · outpatient	$2,369	$2,369	$2,369 – $2,369
17	Superior Healthplan starkids case rate · outpatient	$2,369	$2,369	$2,369 – $2,369
18	Superior Healthplan starplus case rate · outpatient	$2,369	$2,369	$2,369 – $2,369
19	Aetna qhphix case rate · outpatient	$2,513	$2,513	$2,513 – $2,513
20	Aetna newbusiness case rate · outpatient	$3,445	$3,445	$3,445 – $3,445
21	Aetna comm case rate · outpatient	$3,682	$3,682	$3,682 – $3,682
22	Aetna meritain case rate · outpatient	$3,682	$3,682	$3,682 – $3,682
23	Blue Cross Blue Shield bluepremier fee schedule · outpatient	$4,042	$4,042	$4,042 – $4,042
24	Aetna oon case rate · outpatient	$4,332	$4,332	$4,332 – $4,332
25	Healthcare Highways narrownetwork case rate · outpatient	$5,264	$5,264	$5,264 – $5,264

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Last updated: Mar 1, 2026

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