Hernia repair cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $764.00 to $11,114.78, with a median of $4,673.12. The lowest price is at Hardin County General Hospital (Savannah). The highest price is 14.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,673.12, is 21% below the US median of $5,890.12.
- Tennessee ranks 15th 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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$764.00Hardin County General Hospital
Median$4,673.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$11,114.78in Tennessee
Lowest saves$3,909.12vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County General Hospital lowest Savannah · Savannah, TN 49505 Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $764.00 | $2,000.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR | $1,039.04 | $1,528.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl | $2,126.74 | $9,667.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl | $2,126.74 | $9,667.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl | $2,126.74 | $9,667.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Repair Ing Hernia,5+Y/O,Reducibl | $2,126.74 | $9,667.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $2,719.20 | $3,399.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN PRP I/HERN INIT REDUC >5 YR | $4,476.58 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $4,673.12 | $18,767.54 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $5,280.69 | $23,314.31 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $5,924.19 | $30,537.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $6,137.79 | $31,315.25 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 49505 Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $6,267.00 | $10,445.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $7,102.60 | $28,755.47 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN REPAIR INGUINAL HERNIA | $7,325.69 | $27,132.20 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $9,790.52 | $42,019.41 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $11,114.78 | $34,094.41 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 4 | $2,126.74 | $2,126.74 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $4,476.58 | $8,028.76 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $5,280.69 | $6,303.19 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $6,137.79 | $6,137.79 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $5,924.19 | $5,924.19 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $1,039.04 | $1,039.04 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $4,673.12 | $4,673.12 |
| Savannah, TN | 1 | $764.00 | $764.00 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $2,719.20 | $2,719.20 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $7,102.60 | $7,102.60 |
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
- 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
- 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.