Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  Cleveland Clinic  ยท  Inguinal hernia repair, open

Inguinal hernia repair, open at Cleveland Clinic.

๐Ÿ“ Cleveland, OH 5/5 CMS rating CPT 49505
Cash-pay price
$1,863
Cleveland Clinic is significantly cheaper than median (-52%) for inguinal hernia repair, open.
Chargemaster (gross): $2,866

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Cleveland Clinic negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$637 โ€“ $2,866
Anthem BCBS$1,254 โ€“ $1,393
UnitedHealthcare$1,390
Cigna$1,476 โ€“ $2,293
Optum$1,376 โ€“ $3,272
Medicare$325 โ€“ $3,599
Medicaid$298 โ€“ $345

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 6,852 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 81% 69.6% +11pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 76% 68.6% +7pp
Nurses always communicated well 78% 75.6% +2pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.6% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.4% +4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 72% 68.6% +3pp
Staff always explained meds 58% 57.6% 0pp
Quiet at night, always 48% 52.2% -4pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Cleveland Clinic's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 49505, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan โ€” see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of inguinal hernia repair, open prices, see the Inguinal hernia repair, open overview.