Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in Columbus, OH costs $1,179 to $55,510. Here's every hospital's price.
6 hospitals in the Columbus, OH 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 Columbus, OH metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $1,179 at Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital, the median is $16,114 and the highest is $55,510 at Mount Carmel Dublin. The most expensive hospital lists 47 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Columbus, OH median of $16,114 is 251% above the national median of $4,595 across 243 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
11 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $475 to $34,722. 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 October 2025 and April 2026. 9 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 onlyMount Gilead · 40 mi · File Oct 2025
Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026
Marysville · 33 mi · File Mar 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 Columbus, OH without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Diley Ridge Medical Centercode not in file
- Doctors HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Galion Community HospitalNo website on record
- Grant Medical CenterFile found, not read yet
- Hocking Valley Community HospitalNo website on record
- Licking Memorial HospitalNo price file found
- Madison HealthNo price file found
- Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospitalcode not in file
- Ohio State University State Health Systemcode not in file