Ventral hernia repair, over 10 cm cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for first repair of a front abdominal hernia larger than 10 cm: from $478.28 to $7,267.80, with a median of $543.50. The lowest listed price is at Forbes Hospital and 1 other hospital — $65.22 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,667.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 6 cities for code 49595, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Hospital lowest Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 PR RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10 CM REDUCIBLE | $478.28 | $2,174.00 | $101.45–$18,963.63 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital lowest Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 PR RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10 CM REDUCIBLE | $478.28 | $2,174.00 | $101.45–$18,893.70 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 PR RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10 CM REDUCIBLE | $500.02 | $2,174.00 | $101.45–$18,963.63 | 77% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10 CM REDUCIBLE | $521.76 | $2,174.00 | $101.45–$20,923.06 | 76% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10 CM REDUCIBLE | $565.24 | $2,174.00 | $101.45–$19,943.34 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10 CM REDUCIBLE | $586.98 | $2,174.00 | $101.45–$21,062.98 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 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); GREATER THAN 10 CM; REDUCIBLE | $3,752.00 | $7,504.00 | $171.55–$14,620.26 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10CM REDUC | $6,856.20 | $11,427.00 | $303.73–$10,512.84 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10CM REDUC | $7,267.80 | $12,113.00 | $303.73–$10,296.05 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $478.28, median $543.50, highest $7,267.80 — a 15.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $7,062.00. 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 8 of 8 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 code covers the first repair of a large hernia in the front of the belly, when the opening is wider than 10 cm.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 49595 ($4,428.25). 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.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10 CM REDUCIBLE | $413.06 | file |