CPT 49501

Hernia Repair - Open (inguinal)

Current code37 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicare Advantage: Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

Prices for CPT 49501 by hospital
Hospital	Medicare Advantage rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Island HospitalAnacortes	$4,273 – $4,52911 plans	$1,251	$1,251
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical CenterVancouverFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$1,124	$1,729
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	—	—	$2,570
Trios HealthKennewick	$3,7631 plan	—	$220,343
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$4,377	$8,583

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Doctor's fee, Seattle (King County): $632 in a hospital or surgery center
Doctor's fee, rest of Washington: $582 in a hospital or surgery center
Hospital outpatient payment (national): $3,658 (APC 5341)
Surgery center payment (national): $1,744