Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in Birmingham, AL costs $737 to $21,143. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Birmingham, AL metro area publish a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). We read their files every month so you don't have to.
Across the Birmingham, AL metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $737 at Medical West, An Affiliate of UAB Health System, the median is $3,387 and the highest is $21,143 at Grandview Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 29 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Birmingham, AL median of $3,387 is 12% below the national median of $3,832 across 669 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $241 to $126,856. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.
The files behind these prices are dated between March 2026 and June 2026. 7 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyBessemer · 12 mi · File Jun 2026
Birmingham · 3 mi · File Mar 2026
Birmingham · 6 mi · File Apr 2026
Birmingham · 3 mi · File Apr 2026
Birmingham · 2 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 49505. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 49505, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up)
CPT 49505 is the open repair of an inguinal (groin) hernia with mesh, the standard operation for a first-time hernia in adults. It takes about an hour, is done as an outpatient under general, spinal or local anesthesia, and most people are back to desk work in a week.
What the price covers
The hospital's price is the facility fee for the operating room, mesh, nursing, supplies and recovery. The surgeon and the anesthesia provider bill separately. A laparoscopic repair (49650) is a different code and usually a higher facility price.
Why prices vary
Hernia repair is one of the most price-shopped operations, and the spread between hospitals in the same metro is often three to six times. Ambulatory surgery centers and specialized hernia centers frequently offer all-inclusive cash packages well below hospital facility fees.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for 49505, and what do surgeon and anesthesia add?
- Is the mesh included?
- Is there a bundled cash price, and does an ambulatory surgery center offer one?
Hospitals in Birmingham, AL without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Bibb Medical CenterNo price file found
- St Vincent's BirminghamFile could not be read
- St Vincent's ChiltonFile could not be read
- St Vincent's St ClairFile could not be read
- St Vincents BlountFile could not be read
- St. Vincent's EastFile could not be read
- University of Alabama HospitalFile could not be read