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.
Original text from hospital filings
REPAIR ING HERNIA,6MO-5YR,REDUC (BILAT)
Cedar Rapids, IA
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital’s median price of $960 is 85% below the median hospital's median price ($6.2k), higher than 16% of the 1,646 hospitals reporting CPT 49500. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 6 payers, 22 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 | Aetna medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $370 | $370 | — | — | — | $370 – $370 |
| 2 | Molina medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $378 | $378 | — | — | — | $378 – $378 |
| 3 | Wellmark medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $378 | $378 | — | — | — | $378 – $378 |
| 4 | Humana medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $389 | $389 | — | — | — | $389 – $389 |
| 5 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage fee schedule · both | $389 | $389 | — | — | — | $389 – $389 |
| 6 | Wellmark commercial fee schedule · both | $816 | $816 | — | — | — | $816 – $816 |
| 7 | Wellmark hmo fee schedule · both | $816 | $816 | — | — | — | $816 – $816 |
| 8 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · both | $915 | $915 | — | — | — | $915 – $915 |
| 9 | Wellmark ppo fee schedule · both | $960 | $960 | — | — | — | $960 – $960 |
| 10 | Cigna commercial fee schedule · both | $986 | $986 | — | — | — | $986 – $986 |
| 11 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · both | $1.1k | $1.1k | — | — | — | $1.1k – $1.1k |
| 12 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 13 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · both | $1.3k | $1.3k | — | — | — | $1.3k – $1.3k |
| 14 | Aetna medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 15 | Molina medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 16 | Wellmark medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $5.9k | $5.9k | — | — | — | $5.9k – $5.9k |
| 17 | Humana medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 18 | UnitedHealthcare medicare advantage case rate · outpatient | $6.1k | $6.1k | — | — | — | $6.1k – $6.1k |
| 19 | Aetna hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $12.2k | $12.2k | — | — | — | $12.2k – $12.2k |
| 20 | Aetna ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $12.7k | $12.7k | — | — | — | $12.7k – $12.7k |
| 21 | UnitedHealthcare hmo fee schedule · outpatient | $15.5k | $15.5k | — | — | — | $15.5k – $15.5k |
| 22 | UnitedHealthcare ppo fee schedule · outpatient | $15.5k | $15.5k | — | — | — | $15.5k – $15.5k |
Last updated: Jan 28, 2026
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