Ventral hernia repair, over 10 cm cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a front abdominal hernia larger than 10 cm: from $3,752.00 to $70,506.03, with a median of $10,549.14. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 18.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $10,549.14, is 41% above the US median of $7,481.60.
- Pennsylvania ranks 18th of 28 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 49595. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,752.00Uniontown Hospital
Median$10,549.14half of hospitals charge less
Highest$70,506.03in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$6,797.14vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest 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); GREATER THAN 10 CM; REDUCIBLE | $3,752.00 | $7,504.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10CM REDUC | $6,856.20 | $11,427.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10CM REDUC | $7,267.80 | $12,113.00 | Mar 7, 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); greater than 10 cm, reducible | $8,427.55 | $21,068.89 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49595 Repair AA Hernia 1st>10cm Reduce Tech | $9,689.31 | $40,558.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 49595 Repair AA Hernia 1st>10cm Reduce | $10,549.14 | $40,558.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 49595 Repair AA Hernia 1st>10cm Reduce Tech | $11,757.76 | $40,558.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49595 Repair AA Hernia 1st>10cm Reduce Tech | $12,763.60 | $40,558.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 49595 Repair AA Hernia 1st>10cm Reduce | $13,436.87 | $40,558.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA RPR AA HRN 1ST > 10 RDC | $18,058.56 | $75,244.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, more than 10 cm in length | $70,506.03 | — | 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 | 3 | $9,689.31 | $12,763.60 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $3,752.00 | $6,856.20 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $8,427.55 | $8,427.55 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $11,757.76 | $11,757.76 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $10,549.14 | $10,549.14 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $18,058.56 | $18,058.56 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $70,506.03 | $70,506.03 |
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
- Ohio$26,991.60
- Oklahoma$8,267.25
- Oregon$2,232.75, 3 hospitals
- 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.