Hernia repair cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $444.90 to $22,351.37, with a median of $3,049.20. The lowest price is at Sabine Medical Center (Many). The highest price is 50.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,049.20, is 48% below the US median of $5,890.12.
- Louisiana ranks 5th 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$444.90Sabine Medical Center
Median$3,049.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$22,351.37in Louisiana
Lowest saves$2,604.30vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine Medical Center lowest Many · Many, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $444.90 | $1,483.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $530.10 | $1,767.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older) | $820.40 | $1,172.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center one side Independence · Hammond, LA REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $880.00 | $1,466.66 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Richard Medical Center Bayville · Monroe, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC>5 | $1,301.25 | $1,735.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $1,660.95 | $5,536.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $1,921.28 | $7,389.54 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA 49505 Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $2,171.20 | $2,714.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $2,269.46 | $4,828.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $2,836.94 | $12,334.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 | $3,049.20 | $5,082.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $3,257.12 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA REP INIT INGUINAL HERNIA AGE 5 OR > REDU | $3,271.78 | $9,622.89 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC INGUINAL HERNIA REP > 5 | $3,570.16 | $8,114.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $4,153.67 | $19,779.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $5,456.84 | $20,987.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $5,928.00 | $9,880.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $7,972.85 | $39,864.26 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $9,369.06 | $40,735.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $10,169.84 | $46,226.55 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Omega Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA RPR 1ST INGUN HRNA AGE 5 YRS/> REDUCIBLE | $22,351.37 | $38,316.63 | May 26, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette, LA | 4 | $530.10 | $2,379.11 |
| Monroe, LA | 3 | $1,301.25 | $3,257.12 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $2,269.46 | $2,919.81 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $1,660.95 | $2,466.36 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 2 | $10,169.84 | $16,260.60 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | $7,972.85 | $7,972.85 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $880.00 | $880.00 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $3,049.20 | $3,049.20 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $5,928.00 | $5,928.00 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $444.90 | $444.90 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $820.40 | $820.40 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $2,171.20 | $2,171.20 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 1 | $5,456.84 | $5,456.84 |
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
- Indiana$8,776.01
- Iowa$1,710.60
- Kansas$4,250.00
- Kentucky$8,629.29
- 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.