Umbilical/ventral hernia repair cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm: from $586.20 to $33,904.47, with a median of $6,753.11. The lowest price is at UPMC Horizon - Greenville (Greenville). The highest price is 57.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,753.11, is 30% above the US median of $5,184.60.
- Pennsylvania ranks 23rd 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$586.20UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Median$6,753.11half of hospitals charge less
Highest$33,904.47in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$6,166.91vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville lowest Greenville · Hermitage, PA RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUC | $586.20 | $977.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUC | $821.40 | $1,369.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA 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 | $1,112.67 | $2,225.34 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Rpr Aa Hrn 1St < 3 Cm Rdc | $3,522.00 | $8,506.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Rpr Aa Hrn 1St < 3 Cm Rdc | $3,660.00 | $7,413.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA RPR AA HRN AST<3CM RDC | $5,093.00 | $10,186.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49591 Repair AA Hernia 1st< 3cm Reducibl Tech | $5,480.13 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 49591 Repair AA Hernia 1st< 3cm Reducibl | $5,966.43 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA 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 | $5,975.77 | $14,939.42 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA OR RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $6,391.00 | $9,130.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 49591 Repair AA Hernia 1st< 3cm Reducibl Tech | $6,650.02 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUC | $6,856.20 | $11,427.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUC | $6,856.20 | $11,427.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49591 Repair AA Hernia 1st< 3cm Reducibl Tech | $7,218.90 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUC | $7,267.80 | $12,113.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49591 Repair AA Hernia 1st< 3cm Reducibl | $7,599.69 | $22,939.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUCIBLE T/F | $7,767.60 | $12,946.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC RPR AA HERNIA 1ST < 3 CM REDUCIBLE T/F | $7,767.60 | $12,946.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $10,863.12 | $45,263.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $13,584.51 | $50,313.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $13,584.51 | $50,313.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, less than 3 cm in length | $33,904.47 | — | Jan 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 4 | $5,480.13 | $7,409.30 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 4 | $1,112.67 | $6,856.20 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $10,863.12 | $13,584.51 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $3,522.00 | $3,591.00 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $5,093.00 | $5,093.00 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $6,391.00 | $6,391.00 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $586.20 | $586.20 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $5,975.77 | $5,975.77 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,650.02 | $6,650.02 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,966.43 | $5,966.43 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $7,767.60 | $7,767.60 |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $821.40 | $821.40 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $33,904.47 | $33,904.47 |
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
- 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
- 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.