Ventral hernia repair, over 10 cm cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a front abdominal hernia larger than 10 cm: from $1,188.13 to $75,334.33, with a median of $26,991.60. The lowest price is at Knox Community Hospital (Mount Vernon). The highest price is 63.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $26,991.60, is 261% above the US median of $7,481.60.
- Ohio ranks 26th of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,188.13Knox Community Hospital
Median$26,991.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$75,334.33in Ohio
Lowest saves$25,803.47vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knox Community Hospital lowest Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, OH Rpr Aa Hrn 1St >10 Rdc | $1,188.13 | $1,485.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton · Coshocton, OH Rpr aa hrn 1st > 10 rdc | $6,094.00 | $7,200.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron · Akron, OH Hc Asc Rpr Aa Hernia 1St > 10 Cm Reducible | $10,396.00 | $10,396.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima · Lima, OH Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $19,364.90 | $32,274.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "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); greater than 10 cm, reducible" | $19,491.35 | $38,982.70 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $23,917.93 | $39,863.22 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $30,065.26 | $50,108.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $33,380.51 | $55,634.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $33,681.80 | $56,136.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center Springfield · Springfield, OH Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $71,440.27 | $119,067.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center Toledo · Toledo, OH Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $74,809.94 | $124,683.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Perrysburg · Toledo, OH Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $75,334.33 | $125,557.22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $30,065.26 | $33,380.51 |
| Toledo, OH | 2 | $74,809.94 | $75,072.14 |
| Akron, OH | 1 | $10,396.00 | $10,396.00 |
| Coshocton, OH | 1 | $6,094.00 | $6,094.00 |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $19,364.90 | $19,364.90 |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $1,188.13 | $1,188.13 |
| Springfield, OH | 1 | $71,440.27 | $71,440.27 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 1 | $19,491.35 | $19,491.35 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $23,917.93 | $23,917.93 |
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 ventral hernia repair, over 10 cm is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Ventral hernia repair, over 10 cm explained.
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
- Minnesota$2,465.82
- 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
- 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.