Hernia repair cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 24 hospitals publish a cash price for inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $482.30 to $43,970.30, with a median of $8,776.01. The lowest price is at Pulaski Memorial Hospital (Winamac). The highest price is 91.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,776.01, is 49% above the US median of $5,890.12.
- Indiana ranks 35th of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 49505. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$482.30Pulaski Memorial Hospital
Median$8,776.01half of hospitals charge less
Highest$43,970.30in Indiana
Lowest saves$8,293.71vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital lowest Winamac · Winamac, IN Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older) | $482.30 | $689.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Witham Memorial Hospital Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older) | $1,452.36 | $2,074.80 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Hospital Bloomington · Bloomington, IN Prp ihern init reduc >5 yr | $3,769.00 | $9,416.67 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN REPAIR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $5,271.60 | $8,786.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $5,587.23 | $26,861.70 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $5,840.88 | $22,639.07 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Open inguinal hernia | $6,020.00 | $8,600.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $6,234.68 | $24,546.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $6,410.85 | $27,752.60 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $6,472.52 | $30,387.41 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $8,336.43 | $30,875.68 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $8,679.22 | $24,243.62 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN HC ED Repair Inguinal Hernia, Age 5 Years or Older; Reducible | $8,872.80 | $11,091.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital one side Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Prp i/hern init reduc >5 yr | $9,112.14 | $13,017.34 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $10,066.69 | $45,550.65 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crawfordsville Crawfordsville · Crawfordsville, IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $10,446.27 | $38,547.13 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $11,905.49 | $44,094.41 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw · Warsaw, IN REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $12,720.64 | $60,574.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $13,859.90 | $51,332.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $14,053.82 | $46,846.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $18,253.51 | $55,313.67 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital Peru · Peru, IN REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $27,054.94 | $54,109.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible | $40,970.51 | $45,522.79 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $43,970.30 | $183,209.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 5 | $5,840.88 | $8,336.43 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 4 | $1,452.36 | $6,322.76 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 3 | $13,859.90 | $14,053.82 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $6,020.00 | $7,566.07 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $5,587.23 | $11,920.37 |
| Bloomington, IN | 1 | $3,769.00 | $3,769.00 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $8,872.80 | $8,872.80 |
| Crawfordsville, IN | 1 | $10,446.27 | $10,446.27 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $5,271.60 | $5,271.60 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $10,066.69 | $10,066.69 |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $27,054.94 | $27,054.94 |
| Winamac, IN | 1 | $482.30 | $482.30 |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $12,720.64 | $12,720.64 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What hernia repair is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Hernia repair explained.
Inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older in other states
- Alabama$3,737.00
- Alaska$6,906.90
- Arizona$16,011.54
- Arkansas$4,636.12
- California$7,389.20
- Colorado$9,902.41
- Connecticut$3,040.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$3,079.55, 1 hospital
- Florida$8,496.60
- Georgia$7,058.12
- Hawaii$7,971.60, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$8,630.00
- Illinois$4,274.00
- Iowa$1,710.60
- Kansas$4,250.00
- Kentucky$8,629.29
- Louisiana$3,049.20
- Maine$11,957.13, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$6,087.76, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$8,527.01
- Michigan$5,587.24
- Minnesota$2,865.72
- Mississippi$2,979.50
- Missouri$3,276.08
- Montana$2,748.87
- Nebraska$3,561.40
- Nevada$4,847.65
- New Hampshire$6,188.60, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,754.19
- New Mexico$5,122.15
- New York$4,176.15
- North Carolina$3,405.60
- North Dakota$5,844.41
- Ohio$10,552.10
- Oklahoma$4,715.00
- Oregon$8,972.63
- Pennsylvania$5,723.28
- Puerto Rico$937.50, 4 hospitals
- Rhode Island$6,499.72, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$5,643.00
- South Dakota$3,153.00
- Tennessee$4,673.12
- Texas$6,210.72
- Utah$6,891.22, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$4,990.21, 3 hospitals
- Virginia$13,458.16
- Washington$7,976.15
- West Virginia$4,985.75
- Wisconsin$6,316.03
- Wyoming$2,525.67, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.