Hernia Repair (Inguinal) cost at US hospitals

Repair inguinal hernia, age 5+ · CPT 49505

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Hernia Repair (Inguinal)

An inguinal hernia repair closes a gap in the lower abdominal wall through which fat or a loop of bowel has pushed into the groin. This code covers the open repair — one incision over the hernia, the contents pushed back, and the weak spot reinforced, usually with mesh. It is nearly always a same-day operation.

$400.80

lowest cash price

$6,906.90

national median

$60,925.36

highest cash price

309

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $400.80–$60,925.36 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$400.80

SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL — Bakersfield, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$60,925.36

Jewish Hospital — Cincinnati, OH

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($4,000.83) → Sep 1, 2026 ($4,176.15)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $6,906.90 $6,906.90 $6,906.90
Arizona 21 $811.01 $811.01 $967.43
Arkansas 7 $1,013.35 $1,013.35 $6,739.98
California 83 $400.80 $7,389.20 $18,726.40
Colorado 16 $10,323.31 $10,323.31 $10,323.31
Florida 72 $2,069.60 $23,320.08 $40,212.36
Georgia 23 $8,568.00 $8,568.00 $8,568.00
Hawaii 2 $414.08 $414.08 $414.08
Illinois 44 $977.40 $19,604.89 $28,799.46
Indiana 25 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Iowa 25 $678.72 $2,555.20 $41,941.94
Kansas 9 $13,763.94 $13,763.94 $13,763.94
Kentucky 4 $995.40 $995.40 $23,112.93
Louisiana 6 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Maine 7 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 24 $4,923.19 $4,923.19 $4,923.19
Minnesota 10 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Mississippi 6 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Missouri 19 $1,300.65 $12,111.26 $21,631.67
Montana 2 $776.80 $776.80 $4,888.00
Nebraska 11 $1,173.62 $1,187.76 $1,201.90
Nevada 3 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Hampshire 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Jersey 21 $3,786.00 $4,156.03 $6,839.00
New Mexico 3 $4,571.70 $4,571.70 $4,571.70
New York 19 $4,176.15 $4,176.15 $7,256.74
North Carolina 14 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
North Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Ohio 58 $615.50 $13,840.75 $60,925.36
Oklahoma 11 $7,904.78 $7,904.78 $9,509.05
Oregon 12 $804.96 $9,414.00 $10,554.00
Pennsylvania 24 $918.00 $1,696.80 $8,450.40
South Carolina 11 $4,081.00 $5,643.00 $25,030.33
South Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Tennessee 18 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Texas 111 $2,863.95 $6,210.72 $22,862.64
Virginia 25 $8,169.99 $16,353.98 $32,170.46
Washington 31 $1,918.28 $7,880.01 $8,788.50
West Virginia 11 $588.00 $6,986.50 $19,285.88
Wisconsin 21 $900.60 $900.60 $4,217.60
Wyoming 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital Lake Charles, LA not published $682.67 – $6,209.92
Ascension Seton Cedar Park Hospital Cedar Park, TX not published $517.65 – $3,637.93
CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital Alexandria, LA not published $682.67 – $7,888.74
CHRISTUS Coushatta Health Care Center Coushatta, LA not published $661.50 – $7,260.46
CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland Shreveport, LA not published $682.67 – $5,325.21
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA not published not published
Westside Medical Center HILLSBORO, OR not published not published
Sunnyside Medical Center CLACKAMAS, OR not published not published
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL not published $3,738.94 – $7,544.43
Adventhealth Palm Coast Palm Coast, FL not published $3,551.99 – $7,986.00
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO not published $543.33 – $5,560.00
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI not published $1,872.16 – $1,872.16
Ascension Providence Waco, TX not published $1,061.55 – $5,876.65
Adventhealth Fish Memorial Orange City, FL not published $3,551.99 – $7,115.94
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX not published $1,929.00 – $1,929.00
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX not published $517.65 – $3,637.93
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN not published $114.19 – $1,587.82
Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc Manhattan, KS not published $256.74 – $4,697.29
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN not published $1,889.50 – $2,306.90
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN not published $3,705.51 – $3,705.51
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA not published $394.76 – $4,637.54
HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL TAMARAC, FL not published $4,878.72 – $4,981.43
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS not published $256.74 – $5,696.49
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA not published $394.76 – $4,637.54
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK not published $796.33 – $7,369.13
Ascension Via Christi Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc. Wichita, KS not published $1,834.30 – $1,834.30
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA not published $4,157.70 – $15,142.49
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA not published $394.76 – $7,174.43
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA not published $394.76 – $4,995.20
Adventhealth Murray Po Box 1406, GA not published $3,093.00 – $6,607.12
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL not published $3,836.82 – $4,028.66
Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) Austin, TX not published $517.65 – $3,637.93
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH not published $3,676.61 – $3,750.14
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO not published $556.22 – $3,886.00
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH not published $3,387.33 – $6,097.20
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH not published $3,418.72 – $3,555.47
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN not published $114.19 – $1,587.82
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI not published $3,735.00 – $8,770.00
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH not published $3,452.30 – $3,590.39
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI not published $3,735.00 – $8,770.00
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI not published $3,477.76 – $10,137.00
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA not published $394.76 – $8,743.84
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA not published $705.63 – $4,484.02
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH not published $3,452.30 – $15,689.00
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH not published $3,527.80 – $15,689.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX not published $1,929.00 – $1,929.00
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI not published $2,656.06 – $8,770.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA not published $394.76 – $5,796.93
Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center Glendale, CA not published $616.81 – $4,484.02
Ascension St. Vincent Randolph (St. Vincent Randolph Hospital, Inc.) Winchester, IN not published $114.19 – $1,587.82

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