Surgery and procedures CPT 49505 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH — inpatient

In Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older as an inpatient: from $1,355.53 to $1,355.53, with a median of $1,355.53.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 49505, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$1,355.53Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc.
Median$1,355.53half pay less
Highest$1,355.53in this market
Difference1.0×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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH.

median
Lowest $1,355.53Highest $23,744.58
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. lowest Huntington, WV 49505 Prp i/hern init reduc >5 yr $1,355.53 $1,355.53
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Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. one side Huntington, WV PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR; UNILATERAL $11,872.44 $11,872.44
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Cabell Huntington Hospital, Inc. both sides Huntington, WV PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR; BILATERAL $23,744.58 $23,744.58
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Both sides : lowest $23,744.58, median $23,744.58, highest $23,744.58.

Inpatient: lowest $1,355.53, median $1,355.53, highest $1,355.53.

One side of the body : lowest $11,872.44, median $11,872.44, highest $11,872.44.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $23,744.58 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,355.53 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $11,872.44 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.