Laparoscopic groin hernia repair cost in California
In California, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic inguinal (groin) hernia repair, first repair on that side: from $455.80 to $33,806.00, with a median of $15,906.80. The lowest price is at Ridgecrest Regional Hospital (Ridgecrest). The highest price is 74.2× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 49650. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$455.80Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Median$15,906.80half pay less
Highest$33,806.00in California
Lowest saves$15,451.00vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Lap ing hernia repair init | $455.80 | $860.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA OPG - 6 | $655.63 | $1,008.66 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Laps Surg Rpr 1st Ingun Hrna | $1,203.50 | $2,407.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Pf Lap Ing Hernia Repair Init | $1,250.01 | $1,250.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC PR 49650 LAPAROSCOPY INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR, INITIAL | $1,349.97 | $2,647.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | $1,371.00 | $1,371.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | $1,827.00 | $1,827.00 | Jul 6, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Grouper - 6 | $3,964.84 | $6,099.75 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Lap ing hernia repair init | $7,737.00 | $20,000.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Lap ing hernia repair init | $7,737.00 | $10,234.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Lap ing hernia repair init | $7,737.00 | $4,338.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA Lap ing hernia repair init | $7,737.00 | $31,635.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Lap ing hernia repair init | $7,737.00 | $34,296.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Laparoscopy Surgical Repair Initial Hernia | $11,862.80 | $11,862.80 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Ontario Ontario · Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $15,906.80 | $30,590.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · Richmond, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LAPAROSCOPY SURG RPR INITIAL INGUINAL HERNIA | $26,068.00 | $46,550.00 | — source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Repair of groin hernia using an endoscope | $30,735.54 | $55,882.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA LAP ING HERNIA REPAIR INIT | $33,806.00 | $33,806.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 14 | $655.63 | $15,906.80 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $26,068.00 | $26,068.00 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $7,737.00 | $15,906.80 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $26,068.00 | $26,068.00 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $15,906.80 | $15,906.80 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $1,203.50 | $26,068.00 |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $1,250.01 | $26,068.00 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $1,349.97 | $13,708.98 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $455.80 | $455.80 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $26,068.00 | $26,068.00 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $26,068.00 | $26,068.00 |
| Ontario, CA | 1 | $15,906.80 | $15,906.80 |
| Richmond, CA | 1 | $26,068.00 | $26,068.00 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $7,737.00 | $7,737.00 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $1,371.00 | $1,371.00 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $26,068.00 | $26,068.00 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $1,827.00 | $1,827.00 |
What it is
This is repair of an inguinal (groin) hernia for the first time, using a camera and instruments through small cuts. The surgeon pushes the tissue back and covers the weak spot, usually with mesh.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery; mesh may be included or listed as a separate supply. The surgeon's fee and general anesthesia are billed separately.
Laparoscopic inguinal (groin) hernia repair, first repair on that side in other states
- Alabama$3,248.02
- Alaska$16,508.46
- Arizona$423.15
- Arkansas$5,417.86
- Colorado$9,401.28
- Connecticut$2,525.00
- Delaware$2,000.00
- Florida$1,998.60
- Georgia$11,234.00
- Hawaii$29,459.07
- Idaho$15,131.00
- Illinois$7,890.17
- Indiana$885.00
- Iowa$1,052.80
- Kansas$10,756.52
- Kentucky$661.15
- Louisiana$2,288.80
- Maine$338.30
- Maryland$4,003.04
- Massachusetts$12,124.93
- Michigan$1,045.60
- Minnesota$1,057.13
- Mississippi$14,399.17
- Missouri$8,919.43
- Montana$4,378.50
- Nebraska$1,330.88
- Nevada$6,575.00
- New Hampshire$743.40
- New Jersey$7,785.18
- New York$1,282.62
- North Carolina$13,055.00
- North Dakota$722.98
- Ohio$1,814.55
- Oklahoma$15,496.94
- Oregon$1,162.40
- Pennsylvania$4,276.75
- Rhode Island$9,775.06
- South Carolina$24,229.84
- South Dakota$4,895.99
- Tennessee$4,728.40
- Texas$12,417.68
- Vermont$956.00
- Virginia$21,713.40
- Washington$13,360.00
- West Virginia$4,258.87
- Wisconsin$2,243.80
- Wyoming$2,572.54
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.