Surgery and procedures CPT 49505 Outpatient

Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older in Cedar Rapids, IA

In Cedar Rapids, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $1,277.60 to $1,673.86, with a median of $1,475.73.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 49505, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.

Lowest$1,277.60St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center
Median$1,475.73half pay less
Highest$1,673.86in this market
Difference1.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cedar Rapids, IA.

median
Lowest $1,277.60Highest $1,673.86

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center lowest Anamosa, IA PR REPAIR ING HERNIA,5+Y/O,REDUCIBL $1,277.60 $1,597.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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St Luke'sJones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA PR REPAIR I/HERN INIT REDUC 5+ YR $1,673.86 $2,092.32 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,277.60, median $1,475.73, highest $1,673.86 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,475.73. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

What it is

This is open surgery to repair an inguinal (groin) hernia for the first time in someone age 5 or older, when the hernia can be pushed back in (reducible). The surgeon returns the tissue to its place and strengthens the wall, usually with mesh.

What the price covers

The facility price covers the operating room and recovery; mesh may be included or listed as a separate supply. The surgeon's fee and anesthesia are billed separately.