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Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in Minneapolis, MN-WI costs $29 to $3,951. Here's every hospital's price.

6 hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area, 6 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $29 at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital, the median is $861 and the highest is $3,951 at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center. The most expensive hospital lists 136 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Minneapolis, MN-WI median of $861 is 81% 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 $27 to $12,389. 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 January 2026 and April 2026. 22 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.

$29
lowest cash price in Minneapolis, MN-WI
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital · 15 mi
$832 below the median
$861
median cash price
6 hospitals
136×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
6/30
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital

Edina · 15 mi · File Feb 2026

$29
list $46 · lowest of 2 lines
2
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital

Maplewood · 13 mi · File Feb 2026

$67
list $106
3
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital

Burnsville · 24 mi · File Feb 2026

$861
list $2,027
4
M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital

Woodbury · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$1,271
list $2,027
5
North Memorial Health Hospital

Robbinsdale · 6 mi · File Apr 2026

$1,424
list $2,214
6
M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center

Minneapolis · 9 mi · File Feb 2026

$3,951
list $9,852 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Fairview Northland Regional Hospital

Princeton · 35 mi · File Jan 2026

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8
Gillette Childrens Specialty Hospital

Saint Paul · 13 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 Minneapolis, MN-WI 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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