CPT 49520 at Lincoln Hospital

Hernia Repair - Open (inguinal)

Lincoln Hospital, Davenport

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 Lincoln Hospital publishes for this code: as an outpatient

Lincoln Hospital’s prices for CPT 49520, as an outpatient
Who pays	Hospital’s fee (lowest – highest)	Doctor’s fee the hospital lists
Commercial insuranceInsurer rates	—	$874 – $1,238
Medicare AdvantageInsurer rates	—	$602
Medicaid managed careInsurer rates	—	$366 – $388
Other government programInsurer rates	—	$542 – $1,130
UnknownInsurer rates	—	$602
Cash pricePaying yourself, without insurance	—	$1,228 – $1,252
List priceBefore any discount; few people pay it	—	$1,365 – $1,391

Lowest and highest amounts Lincoln Hospital lists for this code as an outpatient, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. Its price file is dated 2026-09-14. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Bills to expect

The hospital’s fee is the price above. Doctors usually send their own bills. Their amounts here are what original Medicare allows in the rest of Washington for 2026, and a private-plan estimate of 118% to 179% of that (the range found across studies of what insurers pay doctors). Those are estimates, not quotes.

Bills to expect for CPT 49520 at Lincoln Hospital
Bill	What it’s for	Original Medicare allows	Private plan estimate
Hospital's feeThe hospital	The operating or procedure room, nursing, supplies and recovery	—	The price above
Surgeon or doctor doing itThe doctor's practice	The procedure, and routine follow-up visits for 90 days	$602	$711 – $1,078
AnesthesiaAn anesthesia group (only sometimes)	Anesthesia or deep sedation, if you need itOnly if an anesthesia team is part of your care. Its amount depends on how long it takes.	—	—

Original Medicare amounts are only for people on original Medicare. Your share depends on your plan’s deductible, copay and coinsurance.

Compare CPT 49520 at every Washington hospital, with Medicare’s reference amounts.