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Inguinal hernia repair, open at WellStar Kennestone Hospital.

📍 Marietta, GA 4/5 CMS rating CPT 49505

WellStar Kennestone Hospital did not publish a cash-pay price for inguinal hernia repair, open as of the last refresh.

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$6,389
Blue Cross Blue Shield$10,775 – $13,652
UnitedHealthcare$8,448
Cigna$4,923
Medicare$3,637 – $3,891

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 972 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2.8/5 -0.8
Would definitely recommend 65% 69.6% -5pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 64% 68.6% -5pp
Nurses always communicated well 70% 75.6% -6pp
Doctors always communicated well 74% 76.6% -3pp
Given clear info about recovery 80% 84.4% -4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 68.6% -2pp
Staff always explained meds 53% 57.6% -5pp
Quiet at night, always 52% 52.2% 0pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from WellStar Kennestone Hospital'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.