Umbilical/ventral hernia repair cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 11 hospitals list a cash price for first repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm: from $684.05 to $3,859.57, with a median of $1,010.73. The lowest listed price is at M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital — $326.68 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $1,235.05 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 11 cities for code 49591, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 29, 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 | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital lowest Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 PR INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $684.05 | $1,609.52 | $219.51–$1,531.73 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Hernia repair | $880.00 | $1,673.00 | $356.62–$9,017.27 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $913.06 | $1,420.00 | $233.37–$1,398.32 | 36% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 PR INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $1,007.44 | $1,606.75 | $219.51–$1,531.73 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 PR INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $1,010.73 | $1,612.00 | $219.51–$1,531.73 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $1,010.73 | $1,612.00 | $219.51–$1,531.73 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 PR INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $1,010.73 | $1,612.00 | $219.51–$1,531.73 | 37% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 PR INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $1,010.73 | $1,612.00 | $219.51–$1,531.73 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $1,739.14 | $4,337.00 | $945.00–$4,277.00 | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Rpr Aa Hrn 1st < 3 Cm Rdc | $2,605.46 | $10,021.00 | $1,572.00–$7,515.75 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $3,859.57 | $9,624.84 | $1,379.00–$12,389.05 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $3,859.57 | $9,624.84 | $1,379.00–$12,389.05 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $684.05, median $1,010.73, highest $3,859.57 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $1,010.73. 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 11 of 11 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.
What it is
This is the first repair of a hernia in the front wall of the abdomen, such as an umbilical (belly button), ventral or incisional hernia, when the total defect is under 3 cm and the tissue can be pushed back in. The code applies to open, laparoscopic or robotic repair.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery; for this code, mesh placement is part of the repair, though the mesh itself may be listed as a 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 49591 ($3,169.20). 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.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $30.05 | file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MNAS INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $71.88 | file |