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Inguinal hernia repair, open at Yale New Haven Hospital.

📍 New Haven, CT 3/5 CMS rating CPT 49505
Cash-pay price
$6,878
Yale New Haven Hospital is significantly more expensive than median (+78%) for inguinal hernia repair, open.
Chargemaster (gross): $11,658

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$5,635
Anthem BCBS$5,873
UnitedHealthcare$5,855
Cigna$5,632
Optum$3,381
Medicare$1,247 – $1,889

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 755 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.9/5 +0.1
Would definitely recommend 68% 70.3% -2pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 64% 69.2% -5pp
Nurses always communicated well 76% 75.9% 0pp
Doctors always communicated well 77% 76.9% 0pp
Given clear info about recovery 88% 84.8% +3pp
Room and bathroom always clean 65% 68.6% -4pp
Staff always explained meds 58% 57.8% 0pp
Quiet at night, always 45% 52.6% -8pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Yale New Haven 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.