Umbilical/ventral hernia repair cost in Atlanta, GA
In Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for first repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm: from $3,573.00 to $8,241.00, with a median of $8,241.00. The lowest listed price is at Southern Regional Medical Center — $4,668.00 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $7,649.56 at 18 hospitals.
- The median here, $8,241.00, is 59% above the US median of $5,184.60.
- 8 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 8 cities for code 49591, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and May 14, 2026.
Lowest$3,573.00Southern Regional Medical Center
Median$8,241.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,241.00in this market
Difference2.3×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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA.
median
Lowest $3,573.00Highest $10,305.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale, GA · (770) 991-8160 Rpr Aa Hrn 1St < 3 Cm Rdc File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $3,573.00 | $45,113.60 | $683.20–$45,113.60 | 92% |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica, GA · (770) 456-3101 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL HERNIA(S) (IE; EPIGASTRIC; INCISIONAL; VENTRAL; UMBILICAL; SPIGELIAN); ANY APPROACH (IE; OPEN; LAPAROSCOPIC; ROBOTIC); INITIAL; INCLUDING IMPLANTATION OF MESH OR OTHER PROSTHESIS WHEN PERFORMED; TOTAL LENGTH OF DEFECT(S); LESS THAN 3 CM; REDUCIBLE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $5,622.40 | $14,056.00 | $3,573.63–$4,288.36 | 60% |
| Higgins General Hospital one side Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL HERNIA(S) (IE; EPIGASTRIC; INCISIONAL; VENTRAL; UMBILICAL; SPIGELIAN); ANY APPROACH (IE; OPEN; LAPAROSCOPIC; ROBOTIC); INITIAL; INCLUDING IMPLANTATION OF MESH OR OTHER PROSTHESIS WHEN PERFORMED; TOTAL LENGTH OF DEFECT(S); LESS THAN 3 CM; REDUCIBLE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $5,777.60 | $14,444.00 | — | 60% |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen, GA · (770) 812-2000 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL HERNIA(S) (IE; EPIGASTRIC; INCISIONAL; VENTRAL; UMBILICAL; SPIGELIAN); ANY APPROACH (IE; OPEN; LAPAROSCOPIC; ROBOTIC); INITIAL; INCLUDING IMPLANTATION OF MESH OR OTHER PROSTHESIS WHEN PERFORMED; TOTAL LENGTH OF DEFECT(S); LESS THAN 3 CM; REDUCIBLE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $6,204.40 | $15,511.00 | — | 60% |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta, GA Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, <3cm File of May 14, 2026 · source file | $6,232.00 | $6,232.00 | — | — |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton, GA · (770) 836-9580 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL HERNIA(S) (IE; EPIGASTRIC; INCISIONAL; VENTRAL; UMBILICAL; SPIGELIAN); ANY APPROACH (IE; OPEN; LAPAROSCOPIC; ROBOTIC); INITIAL; INCLUDING IMPLANTATION OF MESH OR OTHER PROSTHESIS WHEN PERFORMED; TOTAL LENGTH OF DEFECT(S); LESS THAN 3 CM; REDUCIBLE File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $6,359.60 | $15,899.00 | $3,573.63–$3,930.99 | 60% |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Rpr Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis When File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,241.00 | $8,241.00 | — | — |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Rpr Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis When File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,241.00 | $8,241.00 | — | — |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Rpr Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis When File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,241.00 | $8,241.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Rpr Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis When File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,241.00 | $8,241.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Rpr Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis When File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,241.00 | $8,241.00 | — | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Rpr Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis When File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,241.00 | $8,241.00 | — | — |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Rpr Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis When File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $8,241.00 | $8,241.00 | — | — |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia, GA · (404) 501-8040 Hc Repair Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis, T File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,305.00 | $10,305.00 | — | — |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek, GA · (678) 474-7000 Hc Repair Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis, T File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,305.00 | $10,305.00 | — | — |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur, GA · (404) 501-1000 Hc Repair Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis, T File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,305.00 | $10,305.00 | — | — |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta, GA · (678) 843-7001 Hc Repair Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis, T File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,305.00 | $10,305.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-2450 Hc Repair Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis, T File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,305.00 | $10,305.00 | — | — |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur, GA Hc Repair Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis, T File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,305.00 | $10,305.00 | — | — |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta, GA · (404) 686-8500 Hc Repair Anterior Abdominal Hernia(S), Any Approach, Initial, Incl Implant Mesh/Other Prosthesis, T File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,305.00 | $10,305.00 | — | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
Outpatient: lowest $3,573.00, median $8,241.00, highest $8,241.00 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $8,241.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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