SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities 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 Oct 22, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow County Hospital
MOUNT GILEAD, OH Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older) |
$1,179.23 | $1,814.20 | 35% | Oct 22, 2025 file |
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| Mount Carmel Grove City
GROVE CITY, OH PR Repr Init Ing Hernia 5y or Older Reducible |
$1,383.42 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 file |
|
| Nationwide Children's Hospital
COLUMBUS, OH PR RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE |
$2,387.70 | $2,653.00 | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 file |
|
| Mount Carmel St Ann's
WESTERVILLE, OH HC Repr Hernia Ing Init >=5yr Bl (Restricted Method II CAH) |
$21,606.85 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 file |
|
| Mount Carmel Grove City
GROVE CITY, OH HC Repr Hernia Ing Init >=5yr Bl (Restricted Method II CAH) |
$21,924.49 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 file |
|
| Mount Carmel East
COLUMBUS, OH HC Repr Hernia Ing Init >=5yr Bl (Restricted Method II CAH) |
$25,232.90 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 file |
|
| Mount Carmel Dublin
DUBLIN, OH HC Repr Hernia Ing Init >=5yr Bl (Restricted Method II CAH) |
$55,510.42 | — | — | Mar 31, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,179.23, median $21,606.85, highest $55,510.42 — a 47.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,196.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.