Laparoscopic repair, recurrent groin hernia cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for laparoscopic inguinal (groin) hernia repair, recurrent hernia: from $536.00 to $14,447.82, with a median of $7,491.91. The lowest listed price is at Ozarks Community Hospital — $6,955.91 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $6,899.19 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 49651, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Community Hospital lowest Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 O/R LAP ING HERNIA REPAIR RECUR | $536.00 | $1,340.00 | $363.00–$8,174.60 | 60% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas Department Bella Vista, AR Laps Surg Rpr Recurrent Inguinal Hernia | $14,447.82 | $22,227.42 | $7,532.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $536.00, median $7,491.91, highest $14,447.82 — a 27.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $536.00. 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 2 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 laparoscopic repair of a groin hernia that has come back after an earlier repair.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.