Umbilical/ventral hernia repair, 3 to 10 cm cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 16 hospitals list a cash price for first repair of a front abdominal hernia (such as umbilical) 3 to 10 cm: from $587.71 to $46,770.37, with a median of $20,231.97. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $19,644.26 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $11,656.25 at 19 hospitals.
- The median here, $20,231.97, is 174% above the US median of $7,383.87.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 14 cities for code 49593, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 26, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 29, 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 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, 3-10 cm in length File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $587.71 | $2,098.95 | $692.65–$2,203.90 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-RPR AA HRN 1ST 3-10 RDC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,122.10 | $1,603.00 | $550.96–$1,282.40 | 30% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Rpr aa hrn 1st 3-10 rdc File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,903.00 | $18,084.00 | $640.81–$15,263.57 | 62% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Rpr aa hrn 1st 3-10 rdc File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,903.00 | $15,462.00 | $597.51–$15,462.00 | 55% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Rpr aa hrn 1st 3-10 rdc File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $6,903.00 | $61,410.00 | $597.51–$61,410.00 | 89% |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $8,911.72 | $41,839.08 | $6,849.37–$23,165.60 | 79% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $12,284.03 | $45,496.40 | $6,849.37–$21,813.34 | 73% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $17,445.04 | $67,616.42 | $67,616.42 | 74% |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 RPR AA HRN 1ST 3-10 RDC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23,018.90 | $85,255.19 | $472.67–$71,614.36 | 73% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26,730.95 | $38,187.07 | $425.00–$6,604.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26,730.95 | $38,187.07 | $5,282.00–$5,868.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31,775.72 | $45,393.89 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36,085.92 | $51,551.31 | $5,282.00–$5,868.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $43,060.41 | $61,514.87 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45,722.59 | $65,317.99 | $2,109.00–$5,868.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 Rpr Aa Hernia 1st 3-10 Cm Reducible File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46,770.37 | $66,814.81 | $5,282.00–$5,868.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $587.71, median $20,231.97, highest $46,770.37 — a 79.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,122.10. 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 9 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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 umbilical/ventral hernia repair, 3 to 10 cm is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Umbilical/ventral hernia repair, 3 to 10 cm explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 49593 ($4,500.75). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Hospital Morris, ILInitial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, 3-10 cm in length | $346.95 | file |