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Inguinal hernia repair in Illinois: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 10 Illinois hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 49505

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights$4,0351.1×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Naperville$5,1561.3×22026-04-01
Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst$5,9911.6×22026-04-01
Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital Evanston$6,1801.6×32026-04-01
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago$6,2741.6×12026-04-01
Alton Memorial Hospital Alton$7,1931.9×52025-12-15
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago$9,3202.4×22026-04-01
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn$10,2192.7×12025-11-04
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge$10,2192.7×12025-11-04

CPT 49650

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Naperville$8,1761.3×22026-04-01
Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights$8,2541.3×32026-04-01
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago$8,3821.3×12026-04-01
Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst$8,9691.4×22026-04-01
Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital Evanston$9,3301.4×22026-04-01
Loyola University Medical Center Maywood$13,2472.0×12026-03-31
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn$14,7162.3×12025-11-04
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Park Ridge$14,7162.3×12025-11-04
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago$16,1052.5×22026-04-01

CPT 49651

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Naperville$8,1761.3×22026-04-01
Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital Arlington Heights$8,2541.3×32026-04-01
Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital Elmhurst$8,9691.4×22026-04-01
Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital Evanston$11,3181.8×22026-04-01
University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago$16,1052.5×22026-04-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for inguinal hernia repair in Illinois?

10 Illinois hospitals post usable commercial rates for inguinal hernia repair in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 49505, hospital outpatient, the median across 9 hospitals is $6,274, 1.6× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.