Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD costs $1,155 to $6,980. Here's every hospital's price.
8 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, 8 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $1,155 at Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald, the median is $3,522 and the highest is $6,980 at St Francis Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 6.0 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD median of $3,522 is 23% below the national median of $4,595 across 243 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
15 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 September 2025 and September 2026. 36 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyDarby · 3 mi · File Mar 2026
Langhorne · 29 mi · File Mar 2026
Bryn Mawr · 9 mi · File Apr 2026
Bristol · 28 mi · File Sep 2026
Philadelphia · 11 mi · File Sep 2026
Stratford · 17 mi · File Mar 2026
Philadelphia · 13 mi · File Dec 2025
East Norriton · 18 mi · File Dec 2025
Elmer · 22 mi · File Mar 2026
Meadowbrook · 19 mi · File Sep 2025
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 49505. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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.
- Chester County HospitalNo price file found
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphiacode not in file
- Christiana HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Cooper University HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Crozer Chester Medical CenterNo price file found
- Deborah Heart and Lung CenterNo price file found
- Doylestown HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Eagleville HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Hospital of Univ of PennsylvaniaNo price file found
- Jefferson Health- NortheastNo website on record
- Kensington HospitalNo price file found
- Main Line Hospital LankenauFile in an unsupported format
- Nazareth HospitalNo website on record
- Nemours Children's Hospital, Delawarecode not in file
- Paoli HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Penn Presbyterian Medical CenterNo price file found
- Pennsylvania HospitalNo price file found
- Phoenixville Hospitalcode not in file
- Pottstown Hospitalcode not in file
- Riddle Memorial HospitalFile in an unsupported format
- Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospitalcode not in file
- Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphiacode not in file
- St Christopher's Hospital for Childrencode not in file
- St Luke's Hospital - Grand View CampusWebsite blocks automated reading
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks CampusFile could not be read
- Suburban Community HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill HospitalFile found, not read yet
- Temple University HospitalNo website on record
- Union Hospital of Cecil CountyFile in an unsupported format
- Valley Forge Medical Centercode not in file
- Virtua Mount Holly Hospitalcode not in file
- Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospitalcode not in file
- Virtua Willingboro Hospitalcode not in file
- Weisman Childrens Rehabilitation Hospitalcode not in file
- West Jersey HospitalFile could not be read
- Wills Eye Hospitalcode not in file