Umbilical/ventral hernia repair cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 8 hospitals list a cash price for first repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm as an inpatient: from $403.20 to $3,906.18, with a median of $407.15. The lowest listed price is at Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases and 3 other hospitals — $3.95 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $3,657.95 at 32 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 49591, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest West Harrison, NY Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE | $403.20 | $403.20 | $191.73–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest New York, NY Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE | $403.20 | $403.20 | $191.73–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest New York, NY Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $403.20 | $2,520.00 | $191.73–$2,400.93 | 84% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest West Harrison, NY Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $403.20 | $2,520.00 | $191.73–$2,400.93 | 84% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest Basking Ridge, NJ Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE | $403.20 | $403.20 | $201.60–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest Basking Ridge, NJ Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $403.20 | $2,520.00 | $392.68–$2,400.93 | 84% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest Middletown, NJ Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE | $403.20 | $403.20 | $201.60–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases lowest Middletown, NJ Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|ASSISTANT AT SURGERY SERVICE|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $403.20 | $2,520.00 | $392.68–$2,400.93 | 84% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $411.10 | $1,544.27 | $285.58–$917.93 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $959.00 | $1,370.00 | $346.77–$448.77 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 Repair reducibleof anterior abdominal hernia ie epigastric | $1,020.00 | $1,020.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | $191.73–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | $191.73–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | $392.68–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | $392.68–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | $191.73–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | $191.73–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | $392.68–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible|MULTIPLE PROCEDURES | $2,520.00 | $2,520.00 | $392.68–$2,400.93 | — | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $3,906.18 | $11,686.00 | $1,939.88–$11,686.00 | 67% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $403.20, median $407.15, highest $3,906.18 — a 9.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 35 facilities here, median $3,906.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 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.