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Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in New York, NY-NJ costs $1,584 to $30,877. Here's every hospital's price.

32 hospitals in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, 32 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $1,584 at Bronxcare Hospital Center, the median is $4,595 and the highest is $30,877 at Hudson Regional Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 19 times the cheapest for the same code.

The New York, NY-NJ median of $4,595 is 19% above the national median of $3,875 across 669 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

46 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $225 to $58,265. 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 April 2025 and September 2026. 64 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.

$1,584
lowest cash price in New York, NY-NJ
Bronxcare Hospital Center · 8 mi
$3,011 below the median
$4,595
median cash price
32 hospitals
19×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
32/110
hospitals with a cash price
64 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Bronxcare Hospital Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File May 2026

$1,584
list $1,584 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Kings County Hospital Center

Brooklyn · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,658
list $1,550 · lowest of 3 lines
3
Bellevue Hospital Center

New York · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,658
list $1,491 · lowest of 7 lines
4
Queens Hospital Center

Jamaica · 1 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,658
list $1,475 · lowest of 7 lines
5
Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center

Brooklyn · 7 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,658
list $1,550 · lowest of 9 lines
6
Newton Medical Center

Newton · 54 mi · File Apr 2026

$4,055
list $46,735
7
Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus

Denville · 36 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,152
list $29,738 · lowest of 3 lines
8
Saint Michael's Medical Center

Newark · 19 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,152
list $6,791 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center

Bronx · 8 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,176
list $10,932 · lowest of 3 lines
10
Jacobi Medical Center

Bronx · 9 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,176
list $12,900 · lowest of 3 lines
11
Elmhurst Hospital Center

Elmhurst · 4 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,176
list $10,932 · lowest of 4 lines
12
South Brooklyn Health

Brooklyn · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,176
list $10,932 · lowest of 2 lines
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 New York, NY-NJ 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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