Hernia repair cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $1,530.36 to $23,532.11, with a median of $3,405.60. The lowest price is at Duke University Hospital (Durham) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 15.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,405.60, is 42% below the US median of $5,890.12.
- North Carolina ranks 8th 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 Oct 21, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,530.36Duke University Hospital + 1 more
Median$3,405.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$23,532.11in North Carolina
Lowest saves$1,875.24vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke University Hospital lowest Durham · Durham, NC Rpr Inguinl Hernia Age5+ Reduc | $1,530.36 | $5,668.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Rpr Inguinl Hernia Age5+ Reduc | $1,530.36 | $5,668.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital one side Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $2,347.20 | $3,912.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital one side Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $2,838.60 | $4,731.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center one side Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $2,876.40 | $4,794.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital one side Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $3,405.60 | $5,676.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $7,789.66 | $19,474.14 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $9,665.18 | $24,162.94 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $11,444.24 | $28,610.60 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $19,165.80 | $47,914.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $23,532.11 | $58,830.27 | Jul 10, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville, NC | 2 | $2,347.20 | $2,611.80 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $3,405.60 | $3,405.60 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $1,530.36 | $1,530.36 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 1 | $23,532.11 | $23,532.11 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $2,838.60 | $2,838.60 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $9,665.18 | $9,665.18 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $7,789.66 | $7,789.66 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 1 | $1,530.36 | $1,530.36 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $11,444.24 | $11,444.24 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $19,165.80 | $19,165.80 |
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
- 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 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.