Umbilical/ventral hernia repair cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a small front abdominal hernia (e.g. umbilical), under 3 cm: from $1,139.00 to $10,505.53, with a median of $4,817.93. The lowest price is at Rhea Medical Center (Dayton). The highest price is 9.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,817.93, is 7% below the US median of $5,184.60.
- Tennessee ranks 15th 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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,139.00Rhea Medical Center
Median$4,817.93half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,505.53in Tennessee
Lowest saves$3,678.93vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rhea Medical Center lowest Dayton · Dayton, TN RK-HERNIA REPAIR | $1,139.00 | $1,675.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 49591 Anterior Abd Hernia Rpr 1ST < 3 CM Reducible | $2,335.20 | $3,892.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,669.26 | $12,133.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,669.26 | $12,133.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,669.26 | $12,133.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,669.26 | $12,133.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Rpr Aa Hernia 1st < 3 Cm Reducible | $2,669.26 | $12,133.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $2,719.20 | $3,399.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $4,476.58 | — | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN 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 | $4,817.93 | $19,349.11 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN 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 | $5,421.81 | $27,662.28 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $5,686.10 | $25,104.21 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $6,668.31 | $24,697.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY RPR AA HRN 1ST < 3 CM RDC | $6,676.71 | $34,416.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $6,747.73 | $20,698.56 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 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 | $7,629.62 | $32,745.15 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 49591 Rpr aa hrn 1st < 3 cm rdc | $7,827.16 | $12,172.88 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN 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 | $8,516.31 | $29,065.91 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN 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 | $10,505.53 | $42,532.49 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $2,669.26 | $2,669.26 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $2,335.20 | $5,612.16 |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $5,686.10 | $6,177.20 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $5,421.81 | $5,421.81 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $6,676.71 | $6,676.71 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $1,139.00 | $1,139.00 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $4,817.93 | $4,817.93 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $8,516.31 | $8,516.31 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $2,719.20 | $2,719.20 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $10,505.53 | $10,505.53 |
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
- 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
- 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.