Hernia repair cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $1,952.50 to $31,043.54, with a median of $5,723.28. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 15.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,723.28, is 3% below the US median of $5,890.12.
- Pennsylvania ranks 23rd 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 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,952.50Uniontown Hospital
Median$5,723.28half of hospitals charge less
Highest$31,043.54in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$3,770.78vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital one side lowest Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA REPAIR OF GROIN HERNIA (5 YEARS OR OLDER) | $1,952.50 | $3,905.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $3,059.86 | $7,649.65 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Rpr Init Ing Hernia >5 Yr | $3,158.40 | $7,896.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Rpr Init Ing Hernia >5 Yr | $3,158.40 | $7,896.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Rpr Init Ing Hernia >5 Yr | $3,158.40 | $7,896.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Rpr Init Ing Hernia >5 Yr | $3,158.40 | $7,896.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Repair Initial Inguinal Hernia, Age 5 Years Or Older; Reducible | $3,522.00 | $6,790.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Repair Initial Inguinal Hernia, Age 5 Years Or Older; Reducible | $3,660.00 | $6,790.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC RPR INIT ING HERNIA >5YRS/RE | $5,322.00 | $8,870.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49505 PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR Tech | $5,480.13 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 49505 Hernia Inguinal Over5 | $5,966.43 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $6,391.00 | $9,130.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 49505 PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR Tech | $6,650.02 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49505 PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR Tech | $7,218.90 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49505 Hernia Inguinal Over5 | $7,599.69 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA RPR INIT ING HERNIA >5YRS/RE | $8,450.40 | $14,084.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $9,978.00 | $41,575.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $10,303.47 | $38,161.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $10,303.47 | $38,161.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older) | $31,043.54 | — | Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6 | $3,158.40 | $3,158.40 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,480.13 | $7,218.90 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $1,952.50 | $5,322.00 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $9,978.00 | $10,303.47 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $6,391.00 | $6,391.00 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $3,059.86 | $3,059.86 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,650.02 | $6,650.02 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,966.43 | $5,966.43 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $31,043.54 | $31,043.54 |
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 Carolina$3,405.60
- North Dakota$5,844.41
- Ohio$10,552.10
- Oklahoma$4,715.00
- Oregon$8,972.63
- 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.