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Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in Kansas City, MO-KS costs $749 to $6,102. Here's every hospital's price.

5 hospitals in the Kansas City, MO-KS 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 Kansas City, MO-KS metro area, 5 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $749 at Children's Mercy South, the median is $3,568 and the highest is $6,102 at Ascentist Hospital LLC. The most expensive hospital lists 8.1 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Kansas City, MO-KS median of $3,568 is 22% below the national median of $4,595 across 243 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

8 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $431 to $24,610. 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 April 2026. 25 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.

$749
lowest cash price in Kansas City, MO-KS
Children's Mercy South · 11 mi
$2,819 below the median
$3,568
median cash price
5 hospitals
8.1×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
5/33
hospitals with a cash price
25 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Children's Mercy South

Overland Park · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$749
list $1,561 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Providence Medical Center

Kansas City · 23 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,373
list $10,504 · lowest of 2 lines
3
St Joseph Medical Center

Kansas City · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,568
list $11,402
4
St Mary's Medical Center

Blue Springs · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$3,568
list $11,960 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Ascentist Hospital LLC

Leawood · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$6,102
list $15,392
6
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission

Shawnee Mission · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

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7
Adventhealth South Overland Park, INC

Overland Park · 14 mi · File Apr 2026

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8
Nkc Health

North Kansas City · 16 mi · File Mar 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 Kansas City, MO-KS 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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