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Procedure price report · Inguinal and femoral hernia repair

Repeat repair of femoral hernia

CPT 49555the billing code this page is about

Open surgery to fix a hernia below the groin crease that has come back after an earlier repair, where the tissue can still be pushed back in.

Hospitals typically charge $1,719 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 349 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,583. Most fall between $882 and $5,525 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
349
States
45
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 349 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$663$998$1,719$5,105$8,630

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 13× what the cheapest tenth charges ($663 vs $8,630).

How the prices are spread

$552 – $743: 25 hospitals$552$743 – $1,000: 54 hospitals$1,000 – $1,346: 37 hospitals$1,000$1,346 – $1,811: 43 hospitals$1,811 – $2,437: 15 hospitals$1,811$2,437 – $3,280: 16 hospitals$3,280 – $4,414: 45 hospitals$3,280$4,414 – $5,940: 37 hospitals$5,940 – $7,994: 16 hospitals$5,940$7,994 – $10,758: 33 hospitals$7,994median $1,719price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (321 of 349 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$552$74325
$743$1,00054
$1,000$1,34637
$1,346$1,81143
$1,811$2,43715
$2,437$3,28016
$3,280$4,41445
$4,414$5,94037
$5,940$7,99416
$7,994$10,75833

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,658
Median cash price$1,719
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.47×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $1,719.

Alaska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,351 across 10 hospitalsWA$1,351Idaho: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: median $1,213 across 15 hospitalsIL$1,213Wisconsin: median $3,785 across 11 hospitalsWI$3,785Michigan: median $919 across 15 hospitalsMI$919New York: median $4,176 across 34 hospitalsNY$4,176Massachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,475 across 22 hospitalsIA$1,475Indiana: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $2,441 across 12 hospitalsOH$2,441Pennsylvania: median $866 across 19 hospitalsPA$866New Jersey: median $4,632 across 29 hospitalsNJ$4,632Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $10,758 across 25 hospitalsCA$10,758Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $998 across 13 hospitalsOK$998Louisiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $5,525 across 20 hospitalsTX$5,525Florida: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,719. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA25$10,758+526%$1,353 – $10,758
Texas TX20$5,525+221%$1,976 – $5,525
New Jersey NJ29$4,632+169%$3,906 – $7,167
New York NY34$4,176+143%$1,217 – $4,469
Wisconsin WI11$3,785+120%$3,785 – $5,105
Ohio OH12$2,441+42%$1,085 – $2,761
Iowa IA22$1,475−14%$1,198 – $1,475
Washington WA10$1,351−21%$945 – $4,377
Illinois IL15$1,213−29%$867 – $1,917
Oklahoma OK13$998−42%$998 – $5,870
Michigan MI15$919−47%$871 – $4,923
Pennsylvania PA19$866−50%$138 – $5,966
Indiana IN9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $1,719.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care261$2,523$930 – $6,650
Children’s5fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access82$1,319$867 – $3,785
Ownership
For-profit28$2,164$867 – $6,739
Government57$1,397$963 – $4,176
Non-profit263$1,917$882 – $5,741
System affiliation
Part of a system267$2,441$906 – $6,040
Independent82$1,294$866 – $3,370

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,050
Median cash price$1,719
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

189 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,355 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,993; most fall between $848 and $5,525.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 189 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$592$867$1,355$5,525$10,758

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 18× what the cheapest tenth charges ($592 vs $10,758).

Of the 212 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 189 gave a usable cash price; 16 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 7 a list price only.

How complete is this

349 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 391 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted349
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here36
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded1
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded5
Hospitals that filed this code391

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Inguinal and femoral hernia repair family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as PR Repair Recurr Femoral Hernia,Reduc.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Repeat repair of femoral hernia (CPT 49555) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-49555-repeat-repair-of-femoral-hernia