Hernia repair cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for inguinal (groin) hernia repair, age 5 or older: from $4,913.77 to $37,067.20, with a median of $13,458.16. The lowest price is at Bath Community Hospital (Hot Springs). The highest price is 7.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $13,458.16, is 128% above the US median of $5,890.12.
- Virginia ranks 39th 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$4,913.77Bath Community Hospital
Median$13,458.16half of hospitals charge less
Highest$37,067.20in Virginia
Lowest saves$8,544.39vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Community Hospital lowest Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA REPAIR INIT ING HERNIA >5YRS | $4,913.77 | $6,551.69 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital one side Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible|RIGHT SIDE | $7,429.59 | $12,382.65 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $10,250.04 | $25,625.10 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center one side Midlothian · Richmond, VA Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible|RIGHT SIDE | $10,420.90 | $17,368.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center one side Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible|RIGHT SIDE | $10,778.39 | $17,963.98 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $11,441.60 | $28,604.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center one side Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible|RIGHT SIDE | $13,081.83 | $21,803.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital one side Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible|LEFT SIDE | $13,147.24 | $21,912.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center one side Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible|RIGHT SIDE | $13,769.07 | $22,948.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center one side Petersburg · Richmond, VA Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible|LEFT SIDE | $13,815.65 | $23,026.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $14,182.11 | $35,455.27 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital one side Richmond · Richmond, VA Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible|RIGHT SIDE | $14,841.74 | $24,736.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond one side Richmond · Richmond, VA Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna Age 5 Yrs/> Reducible|RIGHT SIDE | $15,925.44 | $26,542.40 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $16,376.95 | $40,942.38 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $17,964.18 | $44,910.44 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Repair initial inguinal hernia, age 5 years or older; reducible | $37,067.20 | $92,668.00 | Jul 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond, VA | 5 | $10,420.90 | $13,815.65 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 3 | $13,081.83 | $13,147.24 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $14,182.11 | $14,182.11 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $37,067.20 | $37,067.20 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $10,250.04 | $10,250.04 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $4,913.77 | $4,913.77 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $7,429.59 | $7,429.59 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $11,441.60 | $11,441.60 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $16,376.95 | $16,376.95 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $17,964.18 | $17,964.18 |
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
- Tennessee$4,673.12
- Texas$6,210.72
- Utah$6,891.22, 4 hospitals
- Vermont$4,990.21, 3 hospitals
- 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.