Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $537.16 to $3,950.66, with a median of $1,347.27. The lowest listed price is at Regions Hospital.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 9 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 Feb 5, 2026 and May 18, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regions Hospital lowest St. Paul, MN Hernia repair | $537.16 | $2,066.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Fairview Health Services Burnsville, MN PR REPAIR ING HERNIA,5+Y/O,REDUCIBL | $861.48 | $2,027.00 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI Hernia repair | $1,250.83 | $2,378.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MN PR REPAIR ING HERNIA,5+Y/O,REDUCIBL | $1,270.93 | $2,027.00 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN PR REPAIR ING HERNIA,5+Y/O,REDUCIBL | $1,270.93 | $2,027.00 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $1,423.60 | $2,214.00 | 36% | — source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC REPAIR ING HERNIA,5+Y/O,REDUCIBL | $1,739.14 | $4,337.00 | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Prp I/Hern Init Reduc >5 Yr | $2,198.56 | $8,456.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN Outpatient Services | $3,950.66 | $9,852.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN HC REPAIR ING HERNIA,5+Y/O,REDUCIBL | $3,950.66 | $9,852.00 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $537.16, median $1,347.27, highest $3,950.66 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $1,270.93. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 49505 ($3,665.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MNAS REPAIR ING HERNIA,5+Y/O,REDUCIBL | $29.09 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS REPAIR ING HERNIA,5+Y/O,REDUCIBL | $66.57 | file |