Laparoscopic repair, recurrent groin hernia cost in Washington
In Washington, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for laparoscopic inguinal (groin) hernia repair, recurrent hernia: from $1,044.55 to $53,214.85, with a median of $5,819.01. The lowest price is at Astria Toppenish Hospital (Toppenish). The highest price is 50.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,819.01, is 31% below the US median of $8,468.88.
- Washington ranks 5th of 35 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 49651. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,044.55Astria Toppenish Hospital
Median$5,819.01half of hospitals charge less
Highest$53,214.85in Washington
Lowest saves$4,774.46vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astria Toppenish Hospital lowest Toppenish · Yakima, WA 49651 Laparoscopy, surgical; repair recurrent ingu | $1,044.55 | $1,607.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Repair of recurrent groin hernia using an endoscope | $1,146.65 | $1,349.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center one side Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA REPAIR OF RECURRENT GROIN HERNIA USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $1,508.43 | $2,320.66 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA LAP ING HERNIA REPAIR RECUR | $1,586.82 | $3,967.06 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Repair of recurrent groin hernia using an endoscope | $2,631.20 | $3,289.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center one side Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA REPAIR OF RECURRENT GROIN HERNIA USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $4,918.33 | $7,566.66 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center one side Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA REPAIR OF RECURRENT GROIN HERNIA USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $5,819.01 | $8,952.33 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA LAPARO HERNIA REPAIR RECUR-FAC | $10,912.98 | $21,398.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA LAP SURG REPAIR ING HERNIA RECURRENT | $13,360.00 | $16,700.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center one side Bellingham · Bellingham, WA REPAIR OF RECURRENT GROIN HERNIA USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $24,737.70 | $38,058.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Laps Surg Rpr Recurrent Inguinal Hernia | $28,094.77 | $40,135.38 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital one side Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Laps Surg Rpr Recurrent Inguinal Hernia|RIGHT SIDE | $46,008.70 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center one side Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA REPAIR OF RECURRENT GROIN HERNIA USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $53,214.85 | $81,869.00 | Mar 21, 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 | 4 | $10,912.98 | $20,727.38 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $24,737.70 | $24,737.70 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,146.65 | $1,146.65 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $1,508.43 | $1,508.43 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $1,586.82 | $1,586.82 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $53,214.85 | $53,214.85 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 1 | $4,918.33 | $4,918.33 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $2,631.20 | $2,631.20 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $5,819.01 | $5,819.01 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,044.55 | $1,044.55 |
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 laparoscopic repair, recurrent groin hernia is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Laparoscopic repair, recurrent groin hernia explained.
Laparoscopic inguinal (groin) hernia repair, recurrent hernia in other states
- Alabama$12,144.35
- Alaska$11,230.84, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$21,938.80, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$6,558.24
- California$13,731.78
- Colorado$8,818.37
- Connecticut$3,290.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$1,595.28, 1 hospital
- Florida$14,848.45
- Georgia$12,994.00
- Hawaii$11,933.60, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$15,131.00
- Illinois$6,599.08
- Indiana$15,979.55
- Iowa$2,681.10
- Kansas$9,094.26
- Kentucky$10,899.98
- Louisiana$7,743.53
- Maine$1,348.09, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$7,032.73, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$9,965.81
- Michigan$8,312.83
- Minnesota$2,613.91
- Mississippi$7,004.97
- Missouri$10,837.63
- Montana$1,511.20
- Nebraska$9,000.00
- Nevada$11,463.38
- New Hampshire$631.40, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$14,684.97
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$9,800.40, 3 hospitals
- North Dakota$7,153.47, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$26,941.48
- Oklahoma$10,898.80
- Oregon$1,655.25
- Pennsylvania$10,562.30
- Puerto Rico$600.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$10,007.55, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$23,548.93
- South Dakota$7,742.47, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$8,135.50
- Texas$8,430.99
- Utah$5,451.97, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$2,941.49, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$14,677.28
- West Virginia$11,230.50
- Wisconsin$7,273.95
- Wyoming$437.19, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.