Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $385.06 to $8,450.40, with a median of $2,236.00. The lowest listed price is at West Penn Allegheny Health System INC.
Cash prices at 5 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 Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC lowest Wexford, PA PR RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $385.06 | $1,481.00 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PA PR RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $399.87 | $1,481.00 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $2,236.00 | $4,472.00 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC RPR INIT ING HERNIA >5YRS/RE | $5,322.00 | $8,870.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA RPR INIT ING HERNIA >5YRS/RE | $8,450.40 | $14,084.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $385.06, median $2,236.00, highest $8,450.40 — a 21.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $6,886.20. 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.
5 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $281.39 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Monroeville, PAPR RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $325.82 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $325.82 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $340.63 | file |
| West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PAPR RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $355.44 | file |