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Unilateral inguinal hernia repair — United States: Complete evidence

Ranking set only by published data — no clinic pays for placement

Official public tariff

US$503.49 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: January 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=109 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United States. Payer context: Public tariff. PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant. Source code: 49505. The displayed figure is the median of the eligible published tariff cells.

n=109 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Distribution across published observations, not patients: min 449.39 / p25 490.22 / median 503.49 / p75 530.89 / max 620.12 USD; n=109.

Audit trail (109)

Methodology and exclusions

US$421.63 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: January 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=109 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United States. Payer context: Public tariff. PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant. Source code: 49650. The displayed figure is the median of the eligible published tariff cells.

n=109 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Distribution across published observations, not patients: min 374.85 / p25 408.88 / median 421.63 / p75 444.16 / max 514.85 USD; n=109.

Audit trail (109)

Methodology and exclusions

US$3,657.95 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: October 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United States. Payer context: Public tariff. OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee. Source code: 49505.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Audit trail (1)

Methodology and exclusions

US$6,176.47 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded.

Source: US Medicare (CMS) · Source period: October 2026 · Captured: 2026-10-14 · n=1 observations
What this figure covers

Scope: United States. Payer context: Public tariff. OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee. Source code: 49650.

n=1 eligible observations. n is not a patient count. Episode equivalence: unverified.

Audit trail (1)

Methodology and exclusions

Official wait

No eligible waiting time in this subset.

Frequently asked questions

What price has been published? (49505; 2026-01)

US$503.49 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded. Scope: PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=109. Source: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/pfrev26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip.

What price has been published? (49650; 2026-01)

US$421.63 (January 2026): Medicare doctor fee benchmark, not a complete patient bill. Hospital, anaesthesia and implant are excluded. Scope: PFS professional fee in facility; non-QP; excludes hospital, anaesthesia and implant. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=109. Source: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/pfrev26a-updated-12-29-2025.zip.

What price has been published? (49505; 2026-10)

US$3,657.95 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded. Scope: OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/October-2026-OPPS-Addendum-B.zip.

What price has been published? (49650; 2026-10)

US$6,176.47 (October 2026): Medicare outpatient hospital payment benchmark, not a self-pay price. The separate doctor fee is excluded. Scope: OPPS national unadjusted hospital outpatient facility payment; excludes separate professional fee. Captured: 2026-10-14. n=1. Source: https://www.cms.gov/files/zip/October-2026-OPPS-Addendum-B.zip.

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CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC). “Unilateral inguinal hernia repair — United States: Complete evidence.” Version 1; evidence capture cutoff 2026-10-14. https://carefareglobal.com/index/inguinal-hernia/united-states. Accessed: [YYYY-MM-DD: fill in access date].
BibTeX
@misc{carefare_health_index__index_inguinal_hernia_united_states,
  author = {{CareFare Global (SOFT DEV FZ LLC)}},
  title = {Unilateral inguinal hernia repair — United States: Complete evidence},
  publisher = {CareFare Global Health Index},
  version = {1},
  date = {2026-10-14},
  url = {https://carefareglobal.com/index/inguinal-hernia/united-states},
  urldate = {YYYY-MM-DD},
  note = {Evidence capture cutoff: 2026-10-14. Fill in urldate before reuse; cite also the original source and source period.}
}

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