Surgery and procedures CPT 49505 Outpatient

Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $2,126.74 to $6,637.68, with a median of $3,635.77. The lowest listed price is at Methodist University Hospital.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 — and —.

Lowest$2,126.74Methodist University Hospital
Median$3,635.77half pay less
Highest$6,637.68in this market
Difference3.1×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $2,126.74Highest $6,637.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Methodist University Hospital lowest Memphis, TN HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl $2,126.74 $9,667.00 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl $2,126.74 $9,667.00 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl $2,126.74 $9,667.00 78%
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl $2,126.74 $9,667.00 78%
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl $2,126.74 $9,667.00 78%
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl $2,126.74 $9,667.00 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible $5,144.80 $23,385.46 78%
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible $5,153.52 $23,425.07 78%
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible $5,881.77 $26,735.33 78%
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible $6,005.76 $27,298.90 78%
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible $6,144.66 $27,930.27 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible $6,637.68 $30,171.28 78%
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Outpatient: lowest $2,126.74, median $3,635.77, highest $6,637.68 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $2,126.74. 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.