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Inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) in San Francisco, CA costs $6,192 to $18,726. Here's every hospital's price.

4 hospitals in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area, 4 hospitals list a cash price for inguinal hernia repair (age 5 and up) (CPT 49505). The lowest is $6,192 at Washington Hospital, the median is $18,726 and the highest is $18,726 at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch. The most expensive hospital lists 3.0 times the cheapest for the same code.

The San Francisco, CA median of $18,726 is 308% above the national median of $4,595 across 250 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

5 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $4,265 to $13,355. 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 April 2026. 32 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.

$6,192
lowest cash price in San Francisco, CA
Washington Hospital · 22 mi
$12,535 below the median
$18,726
median cash price
4 hospitals
3.0×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
4/38
hospitals with a cash price
32 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Washington Hospital

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$6,192
list $7,938 · lowest of 14 lines
2
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco

South San Francisco · 12 mi · File Apr 2026

$18,726
list $33,440 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont

Fremont · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$18,726
list $33,440 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch

Antioch · 30 mi · File Apr 2026

$18,726
list $33,440 · lowest of 6 lines
5
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley

Pleasanton · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

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6
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland

Oakland · 4 mi · File Apr 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 San Francisco, CA 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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