Umbilical/ventral hernia repair cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm: from $355.84 to $24,646.46, with a median of $4,911.35. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County (Starkville). The highest price is 69.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,911.35, is 5% below the US median of $5,184.60.
- Mississippi ranks 16th of 37 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$355.84Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County
Median$4,911.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$24,646.46in Mississippi
Lowest saves$4,555.51vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County lowest Starkville · Starkville, MS 49591 REPAIR ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL HERNIA LESS THAN 3CM REDUCIBLE | $355.84 | $556.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Neshoba County General Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia, MS Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length | $444.40 | $634.86 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length | $981.00 | $981.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS REPAIR ANTERIOR ABD HERNIA REDUC >3CM RE | $2,025.00 | $2,700.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,669.26 | $12,133.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS 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 | $3,033.90 | $10,113.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $3,482.01 | $11,232.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center McComb · McComb, MS Rpr aa hrn 1st < 3 cm rdc | $4,911.35 | $8,185.59 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS 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 | $5,184.60 | $25,923.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUCIBLE | $6,294.98 | $16,565.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $9,262.04 | $44,104.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $9,562.98 | $53,127.69 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Rpr Ventral Hernia Init Reduc <3cm | $10,500.00 | $14,000.00 | — source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $13,160.77 | $73,115.38 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $24,646.46 | $136,924.79 | Apr 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 2 | $5,184.60 | $5,739.79 |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $981.00 | $12,813.73 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $3,033.90 | $3,033.90 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $2,025.00 | $2,025.00 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $9,262.04 | $9,262.04 |
| McComb, MS | 1 | $4,911.35 | $4,911.35 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $2,669.26 | $2,669.26 |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $3,482.01 | $3,482.01 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $9,562.98 | $9,562.98 |
| Philadelphia, MS | 1 | $444.40 | $444.40 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $10,500.00 | $10,500.00 |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $355.84 | $355.84 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $13,160.77 | $13,160.77 |
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
- Minnesota$2,605.46
- 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.