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Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in Chicago, IL-IN costs $484 to $28,799. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $484 at Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers, the median is $11,905 and the highest is $28,799 at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 60 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Chicago, IL-IN median of $11,905 is 211% above the national median of $3,832 across 669 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

32 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $62 to $37,039. 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 November 2025 and October 2026. 47 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.

$484
lowest cash price in Chicago, IL-IN
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers · 40 mi
$11,422 below the median
$11,905
median cash price
13 hospitals
60×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/82
hospitals with a cash price
47 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers

Morris · 40 mi · File Oct 2026

$484
list $2,010
2
Humboldt Park Health

Chicago · 12 mi · File Sep 2026

$534
list $1,906
3
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics

Chicago · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$980
list $3,265 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital

Melrose Park · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,066
list $10,873
5
Loyola University Medical Center

Maywood · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$2,501
list $10,873
6
Jackson Park Hospital

Chicago · 13 mi · File Dec 2025

$6,703
list $8,379
7
Northwest Health - Porter

Valparaiso · 43 mi · File Apr 2026

$11,905
list $44,094
8
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital

Lake Forest · 35 mi · File Apr 2026

$16,439
list $23,484
9
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital

Winfield · 18 mi · File Apr 2026

$19,605
list $28,007 · lowest of 5 lines
10
Palos Community Hospital

Palos Heights · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$24,381
list $34,830 · lowest of 11 lines
11
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital

Geneva · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$25,156
list $35,938 · lowest of 12 lines
12
Northwestern Medicine Mchenry

Mchenry · 45 mi · File Apr 2026

$27,070
list $38,672
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 49505. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

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.

3

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 Chicago, IL-IN without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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