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Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $613 to $16,239. Here's every hospital's price.

10 hospitals in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area, 10 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $613 at Jefferson Abington Hospital, the median is $3,522 and the highest is $16,239 at St Francis Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 26 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $3,522 is 8% below the national median of $3,832 across 669 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

16 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $56 to $27,015. 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 September 2026. 35 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.

$613
lowest cash price in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Jefferson Abington Hospital · 18 mi
$2,909 below the median
$3,522
median cash price
10 hospitals
26×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
10/51
hospitals with a cash price
35 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Jefferson Abington Hospital

Abington · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$613
list $1,490
2
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald

Darby · 3 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,155
list $1,155 · lowest of 3 lines
3
St Mary Medical Center

Langhorne · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$1,155
list $1,155 · lowest of 6 lines
4
Bryn Mawr Hospital

Bryn Mawr · 9 mi · File Apr 2026

$3,158
list $7,896 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Lower Bucks Hospital

Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,522
list $6,791
6
Roxborough Memorial Hospital

Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026

$3,660
list $6,791 · lowest of 3 lines
7
Jefferson Stratford Hospital

Stratford · 17 mi · File Sep 2026

$4,632
list $8,955 · lowest of 6 lines
8
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Sep 2026

$6,980
9
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

East Norriton · 18 mi · File Sep 2026

$6,980
10
St Francis Hospital

Wilmington · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$16,239
· lowest of 2 lines
11
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill

Elmer · 22 mi · File Mar 2026

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12
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

Lansdale · 25 mi · File Sep 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 Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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