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Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in Detroit, MI costs $757 to $3,551. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $757 at Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, the median is $1,176 and the highest is $3,551 at Garden City Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 4.7 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Detroit, MI median of $1,176 is 74% below the national median of $4,595 across 243 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $13,736. 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 December 2025 and September 2026. 23 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.

$757
lowest cash price in Detroit, MI
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · 14 mi
$419 below the median
$1,176
median cash price
10 hospitals
4.7×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/36
hospitals with a cash price
23 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

Clinton Township · 14 mi · File Jun 2026

$757
list $1,760 · lowest of 2 lines
2
Henry Ford Health Hospital

Detroit · 25 mi · File Jun 2026

$757
list $1,760 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center

Wyandotte · 35 mi · File Jun 2026

$757
list $1,760 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital

W Bloomfield · 16 mi · File Jun 2026

$757
list $1,760 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Mclaren Lapeer Region

Lapeer · 24 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,176
list $2,353 · lowest of 3 lines
6
Mclaren Oakland

Pontiac · 7 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,176
list $2,353 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Mclaren Port Huron

Port Huron · 43 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,176
list $2,353 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Mclaren Macomb

Mount Clemens · 18 mi · File Dec 2025

$1,176
list $2,353 · lowest of 3 lines
9
Lake Huron Medical Center

Port Huron · 42 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,550
list $6,791 · lowest of 2 lines
10
Garden City Hospital

Garden City · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,551
list $15,897
11
Harper University Hospital

Detroit · 27 mi · File Sep 2026

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12
Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital

Warren · 18 mi · File Jan 2026

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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 Detroit, MI 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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