Kittitas Valley Community Hospital

EllensburgKittitas CountyCritical Access Hospitals

Inguinal (groin) hernia repair

Quality: not rated by CMSEarliest available date: call (509) 962-9841

What you may pay

With insurance from an employer or private plan: $2,134Only one plan lists a price here:
FIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANS $2,134 Lower than typical
Typical at 31 hospitals we cover: $9,420 to $11,316 (each hospital’s middle plan price, hospital’s fee). Don’t see your plan? Ask your insurer for its rate here.
Paying yourself (cash price): $2,134 Lower than typicalTypical hospital’s fee at 17 hospitals we cover: $1,710 to $8,182.Hospital’s fee $1,071 + clinic doctor’s fee $1,063, both billed by the hospital.

These are prices the hospital published, not a quote. With insurance you usually pay part of the rate (your deductible and coinsurance); the estimator on the procedure page works it out. A higher price does not mean better care.

Doctors usually bill separately. At most hospitals these are the hospital’s own charges. The surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist or pathologist usually sends a separate bill: ask each of them for an estimate too.

Source: Kittitas Valley Community Hospital’s own price file, dated 2026-10-07. CareNavIQ last refreshed prices on 2026-11-09.

Next step: ask the hospital for a Good Faith Estimate for this procedure (phone number above).

17 published prices, grouped by who each price applies to.

Cash price 2 prices

The hospital's discounted price for patients paying without insurance.

Cash price prices for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital
Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
$1,071	Hospital’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	—	Outpatient	2026-10-07
$1,063	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	—	Outpatient	2026-10-07

List price (before discounts) 2 prices

The hospital's full chargemaster price. Few patients pay this amount.

List price (before discounts) prices for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital
Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
$1,260	Hospital’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	—	Outpatient	2026-10-07
$1,250	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	—	Outpatient	2026-10-07

Commercial insurance 2 prices

Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

Commercial insurance prices for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital
Payer	Plan	Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
FIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANS	FIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANS	$1,071	Hospital’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-10-07
FIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANS	FIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANS	$1,063	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-10-07

Medicare Advantage 2 prices

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

Medicare Advantage prices for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital
Payer	Plan	Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
AETNA MCR ADV	AETNA MCR ADV	$345	Hospital’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	fee schedule	Outpatient	2026-10-07
AETNA MCR ADV	AETNA MCR ADV	$505	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	fee schedule	Outpatient	2026-10-07

Unknown 9 prices

The source file doesn't say which population this rate applies to.

Unknown prices for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair at Kittitas Valley Community Hospital
Payer	Plan	Price	Part of the bill	Hospital’s description	How it’s set	Setting	Source date
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS	AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS	$1,197	Hospital’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-10-07
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS	AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS	$662	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	fee schedule	Outpatient	2026-10-07
CHPW-ALL PLANS	CHPW-ALL PLANS	$1,071	Hospital’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-10-07
CHPW-ALL PLANS	CHPW-ALL PLANS	$807	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	fee schedule	Outpatient	2026-10-07
CIGNA-ALL PLANS	CIGNA-ALL PLANS	$757	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	fee schedule	Outpatient	2026-10-07
PREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANS	PREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANS	$1,061	Hospital’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	percent of total billed charges	Outpatient	2026-10-07
PREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANS	PREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANS	$764	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	fee schedule	Outpatient	2026-10-07
REGENCE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS	REGENCE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS	$854	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	fee schedule	Outpatient	2026-10-07
UHC-ALL PLANS	UHC-ALL PLANS	$839	Clinic doctor’s fee	Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	fee schedule	Outpatient	2026-10-07

Doctors here who do this procedure

No doctor affiliated with Kittitas Valley Community Hospital billed Traditional Medicare for this often enough for CMS to publish it (11 or more patients a year). That doesn’t mean no one here does it. See all doctors and practices for this procedure.

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