Ventral hernia repair, over 10 cm cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a front abdominal hernia larger than 10 cm: from $903.68 to $14,645.49, with a median of $2,465.82. The lowest price is at Meeker County Memorial Hospital (Litchfield). The highest price is 16.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,465.82, is 67% below the US median of $7,481.60.
- Minnesota has the lowest median of 28 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- 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 49595. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$903.68Meeker County Memorial Hospital
Median$2,465.82half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,645.49in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,562.14vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital lowest Litchfield · Litchfield, MN REPAIR ANT ABD HERNIA, ANY APPROACH, INITIAL, INCL IMPLANTATION | $903.68 | $1,412.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI GS-RPR AA HERNIA 1ST;>10CM RDC | $1,216.00 | $1,900.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, more than 10 cm in length | $1,225.74 | $1,977.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, more than 10 cm in length | $1,428.00 | $1,904.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN REPAIR ANT ABD HERNIA, ANY APPROACH, INITIAL, INCL IMPLANTATION MESH; GREATER THAN 10 CM, REDUCIBLE | $1,513.00 | $1,780.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, more than 10 cm in length | $1,937.65 | $2,981.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, more than 10 cm in length | $2,465.82 | $2,935.50 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Rpr Aa Hrn 1st > 10 Rdc | $2,894.06 | $11,131.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, more than 10 cm in length | $2,980.80 | $3,680.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $3,950.66 | $9,852.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN RPR AA HERNIA 1ST>10CM RDC | $10,530.72 | $14,832.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $13,243.11 | $25,129.25 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $14,645.49 | $27,790.31 | 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4 | $2,894.06 | $8,596.88 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $1,216.00 | $2,098.40 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,937.65 | $1,937.65 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $2,465.82 | $2,465.82 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $10,530.72 | $10,530.72 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $903.68 | $903.68 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $1,513.00 | $1,513.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $1,428.00 | $1,428.00 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $1,225.74 | $1,225.74 |
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
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First repair of a front abdominal hernia larger than 10 cm in other states
- Alabama$16,168.14
- Alaska$13,867.41, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$22,978.93
- Arkansas$5,461.68
- California$7,481.60
- Colorado$8,839.67
- Connecticut$4,415.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$18,189.15, 1 hospital
- Florida$11,441.06
- Georgia$8,241.00
- Hawaii$15,018.51, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$10,332.00
- Illinois$12,258.40
- Indiana$30,780.89
- Iowa$2,182.00, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$5,342.40
- Kentucky$18,554.67, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$8,512.50
- Maine$2,113.95, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$4,428.25, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,502.00, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$8,823.17
- Mississippi$9,371.91
- Missouri$11,445.60
- Montana$9,799.97, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$4,652.28, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$4,465.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$18,532.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,906.53
- New Mexico$13,278.54, 4 hospitals
- New York$7,383.87
- North Carolina$4,688.00
- North Dakota$4,716.52, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$26,991.60
- Oklahoma$8,267.25
- Oregon$2,232.75, 3 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$10,549.14
- Puerto Rico$800.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$7,243.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$47,045.50, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$6,003.82, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$8,243.81
- Texas$9,035.50
- Utah$1,626.26, 1 hospital
- Vermont$7,177.79, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$27,809.47
- Washington$11,787.10
- West Virginia$19,913.00
- Wisconsin$6,402.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.