SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older in CENTERVILLE, IA

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville CENTERVILLE, IA
PR Repr Init Ing Hernia 5y or Older Reducible
$1,157.00 $1,157.00 Mar 31, 2026
file
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville CENTERVILLE, IA
HC Repr Hernia Ing Init >=5yr Rt (Restricted Method II CAH)
one side $7,954.00 $7,954.00 Mar 31, 2026
file
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville CENTERVILLE, IA
HC Repr Hernia Ing Init >=5yr Lt (Restricted Method II CAH)
one side $7,954.00 $7,954.00 Mar 31, 2026
file
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville CENTERVILLE, IA
HC Repr Hernia Ing Init >=5yr Bl (Restricted Method II CAH)
$11,931.00 $11,931.00 Mar 31, 2026
file
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital, Centerville CENTERVILLE, IA
HC Repr Hernia Ing Init >=5yr Bl (Restricted Method II CAH)
$17,880.16 Mar 31, 2026
file

Outpatient: lowest $1,157.00, median $11,931.00, highest $17,880.16 — a 15.5× difference within the same market.

One side of the body : lowest $7,954.00, median $7,954.00, highest $7,954.00.

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 inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $6,904.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $7,954.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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