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Inguinal hernia repair, open at Providence Saint John's Health Center.

📍 Santa Monica, CA 4/5 CMS rating CPT 49505
Cash-pay price
$2,850
Providence Saint John's Health Center is cheaper than median (-26%) for inguinal hernia repair, open.
Chargemaster (gross): $8,142

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Providence Saint John's Health Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Blue Cross Blue Shield$4,825 – $8,365
UnitedHealthcare$9,834 – $11,155
Cigna$12,557
HealthNet$7,332 – $11,827
Medicare$2,160 – $5,065

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 341 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2.8/5 -0.8
Would definitely recommend 75% 69.6% +5pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 74% 68.6% +5pp
Nurses always communicated well 73% 75.6% -3pp
Doctors always communicated well 75% 76.6% -2pp
Given clear info about recovery 78% 84.4% -6pp
Room and bathroom always clean 73% 68.6% +4pp
Staff always explained meds 55% 57.6% -3pp
Quiet at night, always 63% 52.2% +11pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Providence Saint John's Health Center'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 — 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.