Umbilical/ventral hernia repair cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm: from $544.36 to $5,563.45, with a median of $2,605.46. The lowest price is at Lakewood Health System (Staples). The highest price is 10.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,605.46, is 50% below the US median of $5,184.60.
- Minnesota ranks 5th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$544.36Lakewood Health System
Median$2,605.46half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,563.45in Minnesota
Lowest saves$2,061.10vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Health System lowest Staples · Staples, MN Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length | $544.36 | $878.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length | $634.50 | $846.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN REPAIR ANTERIOR ABD HERNIA, ANY APPROACH, INITIAL, INCL IMPLANT MESH, LESS THAN 3 CM, REDUCIBLE | $646.85 | $761.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length | $930.15 | $1,431.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI RPR AA HRN <3 CM | $961.80 | $1,374.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GS-RPR AA HERNIA 1ST; <3CM RDC | $1,088.00 | $1,700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length | $1,095.23 | $1,303.85 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length | $1,323.54 | $1,634.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $1,739.14 | $4,337.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Rpr Aa Hrn 1st < 3 Cm Rdc | $2,605.46 | $10,021.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI REPAIR ANT ABD HERNIAS/INITIAL/MPLT OF MESH/PROSTH, LESS THAN 3 CM, REDUC | $2,726.78 | $4,342.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REPAIR ANT ABD HERNIAS/INITIAL/MPLT OF MESH/PROSTH, LESS THAN 3 CM, REDUC | $2,865.72 | $4,342.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REPAIR ANT ABD HERNIAS/INITIAL/MPLT OF MESH/PROSTH, LESS THAN 3 CM, REDUC | $2,865.72 | $4,342.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI REPAIR ANT ABD HERNIAS/INITIAL/MPLT OF MESH/PROSTH, LESS THAN 3 CM, REDUC | $2,865.72 | $4,342.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC INITIAL REPAIR AA HERNIA < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $3,859.57 | $9,624.84 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN REPAIR AA HERNIA 1ST <3 CM RDC | $4,095.28 | $5,768.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $5,303.47 | $10,063.51 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $5,343.80 | $6,939.99 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $5,563.45 | $10,556.83 | Sep 25, 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.
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duluth, MN-WI | 6 | $1,088.00 | $2,796.25 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 6 | $961.80 | $3,232.52 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $930.15 | $930.15 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $1,095.23 | $1,095.23 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $4,095.28 | $4,095.28 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $5,343.80 | $5,343.80 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $646.85 | $646.85 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $634.50 | $634.50 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $544.36 | $544.36 |
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
- Alabama$10,102.24
- Alaska$5,225.71, 4 hospitals
- Arizona$15,269.89
- Arkansas$4,007.75
- California$6,744.49
- Colorado$4,965.33
- Connecticut$1,960.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$3,606.39, 2 hospitals
- Florida$9,879.09
- Georgia$7,649.56
- Hawaii$8,159.20, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$8,373.50
- Illinois$7,725.20
- Indiana$8,946.84
- Iowa$5,843.00
- Kansas$4,338.66
- Kentucky$8,666.39
- Louisiana$4,242.24
- Maine$881.17, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$8,970.13, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$7,337.80
- Michigan$4,923.19
- Mississippi$4,911.35
- Missouri$3,904.99
- Montana$483.20
- Nebraska$2,336.00
- Nevada$3,894.00, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$3,588.00, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,627.00
- New Mexico$8,625.95
- New York$4,176.15
- North Carolina$4,688.00
- North Dakota$4,716.52
- Ohio$16,411.92
- Oklahoma$4,715.00
- Oregon$1,301.25
- Pennsylvania$6,753.11
- Puerto Rico$787.08, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$5,070.31, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$16,252.75
- South Dakota$7,757.00, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$4,817.93
- Texas$6,431.00
- Utah$5,467.50, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$2,861.74, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$13,448.16
- Washington$7,184.13
- West Virginia$5,811.60
- Wisconsin$2,114.00
- Wyoming$2,485.77, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.