CPT 49521
Hernia Repair - Open (inguinal)
Current code42 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.
| Hospital | Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Medical Center | $6,487 – $33,494 | — | — |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | $7,219 | $8,021 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $11,920 – $21,997 | — | — |
| Harborview Medical Center | $11,995 – $15,958 | — | — |
| Highline Medical Center | $11,449 – $28,475 | — | — |
| Island Hospital | $157 – $13,907 | $237 – $1,648 | $237 – $1,648 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | $1,424 – $30,045 | — | — |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center | $8,764 – $19,898 | $1,325 | $2,038 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $7,796 – $42,686 | — | — |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $5,191 – $34,738 | — | — |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $5,191 – $34,738 | — | — |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $5,191 – $34,738 | — | — |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $11,920 – $23,323 | — | — |
| Olympic Medical Center | — | — | — |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | $4,664 – $21,203 | — | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | $2,871 – $23,291 | $15,040 – $56,788 | $23,139 – $87,366 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | $3,079 – $44,293 | $14,873 | $22,881 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | $14,829 | $14,391 | $22,140 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | $9,639 – $24,207 | — | — |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | $12,669 – $55,472 | — | — |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | $8,657 – $28,325 | — | — |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | $8,847 – $24,031 | — | — |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | $6,704 – $34,053 | — | — |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | $6,329 – $29,087 | — | — |
| St Anthony Hospital | $9,637 – $31,118 | — | — |
| St Clare Hospital | $9,637 – $31,118 | — | — |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $8,802 – $32,018 | — | — |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $9,637 – $31,118 | — | — |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $9,637 – $31,118 | — | — |
| St Michael Medical Center | $14,544 – $32,831 | — | — |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | $2,836 – $26,545 | — | — |
| Swedish Issaquah | $7,277 – $31,887 | — | — |
| Swedish Medical Center | $7,277 – $31,798 | — | — |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | $7,277 – $31,798 | — | — |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $5,191 – $34,738 | — | — |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | ||
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | $11,995 – $31,658 | — | — |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $21.22 – $25,739 | $6,780 | $13,295 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | $19,066 | — | — |
| WhidbeyHealth Medical Center | — | $5,200 | $5,200 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $5,159 – $25,275 | — | — |
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)
- $734 in a hospital or surgery center
- Doctor's fee, rest of Washington
- $678 in a hospital or surgery center
- Hospital outpatient payment (national)
- $6,614 (APC 5342)
- Surgery center payment (national)
- $3,365
How hospitals also write this code
Some price files write it differently. These are counted as CPT 49521:
- 49521P (with a letter after it, P; 2 price lines)