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Surgery and procedures CPT 49591 Kentucky Outpatient

Umbilical/ventral hernia repair cost in Kentucky

In Kentucky, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm: from $488.68 to $17,888.71, with a median of $8,666.39. The lowest price is at Rockcastle County Hospital (Mount Vernon). The highest price is 36.6× the lowest.

  • The median here, $8,666.39, is 67% above the US median of $5,184.60.
  • Kentucky ranks 30th of 37 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 49591. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$488.68Rockcastle County Hospital
Median$8,666.39half of hospitals charge less
Highest$17,888.71in Kentucky
Lowest saves$8,177.71vs the median

Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Rockcastle County Hospital lowest Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length $488.68 $643.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Repair of anterior abdominal hernia(s) (ie, epigastric, incisional, ventral, umbilical, spigelian), any approach (ie, open, laparoscopic, robotic), initial, including implantation of mesh or other prosthesis when performed, total length of defect(s); less than 3 cm, reducible $3,776.67 $9,441.67 Jul 10, 2026
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Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Repair of anterior abdominal hernia(s) (ie, epigastric, incisional, ventral, umbilical, spigelian), any approach (ie, open, laparoscopic, robotic), initial, including implantation of mesh or other prosthesis when performed, total length of defect(s); less than 3 cm, reducible $4,727.85 $11,819.63 Jul 10, 2026
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Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Repair of anterior abdominal hernia(s) (ie, epigastric, incisional, ventral, umbilical, spigelian), any approach (ie, open, laparoscopic, robotic), initial, including implantation of mesh or other prosthesis when performed, total length of defect(s); less than 3 cm, reducible $8,030.00 $20,075.00 Jul 10, 2026
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Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Repair of anterior abdominal hernia(s) (ie, epigastric, incisional, ventral, umbilical, spigelian), any approach (ie, open, laparoscopic, robotic), initial, including implantation of mesh or other prosthesis when performed, total length of defect(s); less than 3 cm, reducible $8,666.39 $21,665.98 Jul 10, 2026
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Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Repair of anterior abdominal hernia(s) (ie, epigastric, incisional, ventral, umbilical, spigelian), any approach (ie, open, laparoscopic, robotic), initial, including implantation of mesh or other prosthesis when performed, total length of defect(s); less than 3 cm, reducible $10,142.33 $25,355.82 Jul 10, 2026
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Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Repair of anterior abdominal hernia(s) (ie, epigastric, incisional, ventral, umbilical, spigelian), any approach (ie, open, laparoscopic, robotic), initial, including implantation of mesh or other prosthesis when performed, total length of defect(s); less than 3 cm, reducible $11,957.09 $29,892.73 Jul 10, 2026
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Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY REPAIR OF ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL HERNIA(S) (IE; EPIGASTRIC; INCISIONAL; VENTRAL; UMBILICAL; SPIGELIAN); ANY APPROACH (IE; OPEN; LAPAROSCOPIC; ROBOTIC); INITIAL; INCLUDING IMPLANTATION OF MESH OR OTHER PROSTHESIS WHEN PERFORMED; TOTAL LENGTH OF DEFECT(S); LESS THAN 3 CM; REDUCIBLE $15,032.85 $21,475.50 Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible $17,888.71 $29,814.52 Apr 1, 2026
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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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Lexington-Fayette, KY 3 $4,727.85 $8,030.00
Cynthiana, KY 1 $15,032.85 $15,032.85
Lebanon, KY 1 $3,776.67 $3,776.67
Maysville, KY 1 $11,957.09 $11,957.09
Mayfield, KY 1 $10,142.33 $10,142.33
Paducah, KY-IL 1 $17,888.71 $17,888.71
Richmond-Berea, KY 1 $488.68 $488.68
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 umbilical/ventral hernia repair is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Umbilical/ventral hernia repair explained.

First repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.