Ventral hernia repair, over 10 cm cost in Washington
In Washington, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for first repair of a front abdominal hernia larger than 10 cm: from $5,477.91 to $48,007.74, with a median of $11,787.10. The lowest price is at Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle). The highest price is 8.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $11,787.10, is 58% above the US median of $7,481.60.
- Washington ranks 21st of 28 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care 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 Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5,477.91Virginia Mason Medical Center
Median$11,787.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$48,007.74in Washington
Lowest saves$6,309.19vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Mason Medical Center lowest Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA RPR AA HRN 1ST GT 10 RDC | $5,477.91 | $10,741.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA RPR AA HERNIA 1ST > 10 CM REDUCIBLE | $8,000.00 | $10,000.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Initial repair of sliding hernia of abdomen, more than 10 cm in length | $8,506.40 | $10,633.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 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 | $11,787.10 | $18,134.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA 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 | $15,632.50 | $24,050.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA 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 | $21,703.50 | $33,390.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Rpr Aa Hernia 1st > 10 Cm Reducible | $48,007.74 | $68,582.48 | Mar 12, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $5,477.91 | $8,000.00 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $21,703.50 | $21,703.50 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $15,632.50 | $15,632.50 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $8,506.40 | $8,506.40 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $11,787.10 | $11,787.10 |
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
- 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
- West Virginia$19,913.00
- Wisconsin$6,402.09
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.