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Hernia repair cost in Washington without insurance

In Washington, the median cash price for Hernia repair is $7,976.15 across 25 hospitals, from $1,071.00 to $27,499.60. The lowest is at Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 (Ellensburg). The US median is $5,873.99.

Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.

Hernia repair pushes tissue back into place and closes the weak spot in the muscle wall, usually with mesh. Groin (inguinal) and belly button (umbilical) hernias are the most common. Most repairs are same-day surgery, done open or laparoscopically, and the price depends on the type, size and whether the hernia came back after an earlier repair.

Collected Nov 6, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code

Hernia repair prices in Washington by type

49505 is open groin hernia repair and is used in the state table; 49650 is laparoscopic groin repair and 49651 the same for a recurrent hernia; 49591, 49593 and 49595 are front abdominal (such as umbilical) hernia repairs under 3 cm, 3 to 10 cm and over 10 cm.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Hernia repair Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older · code 49505 25 $1,071.00–$27,499.60 $7,976.15 $5,873.99
Laparoscopic groin hernia repair Laparoscopic inguinal (groin) hernia repair, first repair on that side · code 49650 15 $815.75–$50,238.50 $11,659.11 $8,050.97
Laparoscopic repair, recurrent groin hernia Laparoscopic inguinal (groin) hernia repair, recurrent hernia · code 49651 13 $1,044.55–$53,214.85 $5,819.01 $8,468.88
Umbilical/ventral hernia repair First repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm · code 49591 12 $2,878.30–$26,077.70 $7,184.13 $5,184.60
Umbilical/ventral hernia repair, 3 to 10 cm First repair of a front abdominal hernia (such as umbilical) 3 to 10 cm · code 49593 9 $5,063.50–$78,618.15 $11,638.04 $7,383.87
Ventral hernia repair, over 10 cm First repair of a front abdominal hernia larger than 10 cm · code 49595 7 $5,477.91–$48,007.74 $11,787.10 $7,481.60
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Outpatient cash prices in Washington. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the state.

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Paying cash: what to do

  • Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
  • Ask whether the mesh is included in the price.
  • Ambulatory surgery centers usually charge much less than hospitals for the same repair.